During his official visit to the State of Qatar, on the afternoon of October 31, in the capital city of Doha, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a Qatari business delegation led by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani - Chairman of the Qatar Business Association and Chairman of Al Faisal Holding Group.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam prioritizes attracting investment in areas where Qatari enterprises have strengths such as oil and gas, energy, especially LNG and nuclear power; digital transformation, especially emerging industries such as databases, telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, innovation; real estate projects such as industrial park infrastructure; urban areas, housing; trade, retail services, tourism; large-scale infrastructure projects including highways, airports, ports, high-speed railways, urban railways, etc.
Proposing Qatari enterprises to invest in Vietnam with large-scale projects, technology transfer, human resource training, and connecting Vietnamese enterprises' supply chains with foreign countries, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam ensures to create a favorable investment and business environment; ensure the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises investing in Vietnam; complete hard infrastructure, soft infrastructure, social infrastructure... so that investors can reduce input costs and increase the competitiveness of goods.
Providing a list of priority projects calling for investment from Vietnam to the Qatari business community, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the two sides need to organize a Vietnam - Qatar Business Forum, possibly in Vietnam or Qatar, to connect businesses of the two countries; explore investment and business opportunities; and negotiate for specific cooperation and investment projects.
Chairman of the Qatar Business Association Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani said that through surveys, research and the experience of a number of businesses in Vietnam, Qatar realized that Vietnam has great potential for investment cooperation.
In particular, with the listening, support and facilitation from the government, Qatari enterprises can fully promote investment and business cooperation in Vietnam; at the same time, bring more Vietnamese goods to the Qatari market.
Thanking and agreeing with the opinion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; welcoming the early organization of the Vietnam - Qatar business forum, the Chairman of the Qatar Business Association said that with a strong team of businesses in many fields such as energy, manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, etc., the Association will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Vietnamese side to gradually implement the opinions of the Prime Minister.
