 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue (R). (Photo: VNA) |
She made the statement in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s official visit to Vietnam on Wednesday and Thursday.
Ms. Hue said the two countries set up diplomatic ties 45 years ago and a strategic partnership five years ago, enhancing their cooperation in politics, economics, culture, and education.
Two-way trade tripled during the past decade from 1.5 billion USD in 2009 to more than 4.6 billion USD in 2018. Vietnam is Italy’s biggest trade partner in ASEAN and Italy is Vietnam’s third largest trade partner in the EU.
PM Conte will attend the 3rd high-level dialogue on ASEAN-Italy Economic Relations in Hanoi.