On the afternoon of October 23, local time, in the capital capital capital Sofia, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria coordinated with the Ministry of Innovation and Development of Bulgaria to organize the Vietnam - Bulgaria Business Forum.
According to VNA, General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam and many businesses of the two countries attended the forum.
Speaking at the congress, President of the host country Rumen Radev emphasized that on the occasion of the official visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, at the meeting, the two sides approved a Joint Statement to upgrade bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership and will continue to expand and deepen the relationship between the two countries, creating a solid foundation to continue promoting bilateral trade relations.
President Rumen Radev hopes that the two sides will support creating conditions for businesses of the two countries to do business and invest in each country, bringing practical results. The President said that businesses of both sides can cooperate, invest and have common products together.
President Rumen Radev suggested that Bulgarian enterprises cooperate with Vietnamese enterprises in areas where Bulgaria has strengths such as science and technology, clean agriculture, pharmaceuticals, education, renewable energy and European logistics, etc.
Speaking at the forum, General Secretary To Lam said that this official visit to Bulgaria creates momentum to promote bilateral relations to new heights. The two sides have announced the upgrading of relations to a Strategic Partnership, a historic milestone, opening a new period, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace and stability in the region as well as globally.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the presence of President Rumen Radev at the Vietnam - Bulgaria Business Forum as committed will facilitate cooperation for businesses of both sides to cooperate and invest.
General Secretary To Lam said that Bulgaria's development is thanks to the development of science and technology, innovation and digital transformation to create high labor productivity. Therefore, the two sides need to strengthen cooperation in the fields of science and technology, digital transformation, national defense, security, and defense industry development; promote cooperation in human resources.
At the forum, General Secretary To Lam and President Rumen Radev and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation witnessed the handover ceremony of cooperation agreements, including: Cooperation agreement on arbitration between the Vietnam International Arbitration Center and the Arbitration Court (under the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - BCCI);
Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation in education and academic exchange between Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Varna University of Economics;
Comprehensive international cooperation agreement between Sofia University and Hanoi University of Science and Technology in key areas: AI, machine learning, computer science;
Cooperation agreement in the field of space technology between the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and EnduroSat EAD Company;
Cooperation agreement on information technology and digital transformation between Tri Nam Group and Software Group (Bulgaria).
