Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of thecentral Argentinean provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Cordoba expressed theirwish to boost ties with Vietnam in economy, trade and investment during ameeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on June 1.

Governor of Entre Rios province BordetGustavo Eduardo, head of the delegation, informed the PM about the outcomes of itsworking session with Hanoi’s leaders, adding that the provinces also want tofoster cultural exchanges with Vietnam.

Governor of Sante Fe provinceLifchits Roberto Miguel said he was delighted to see that the Vietnamese peopleare keen on football. As Argentina’s football industry has developed verystrongly, the country could assist Vietnam by providing coaches and training forfootball players, he said.

Miguel hoped that leaders of theVietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will visit the threeprovinces soon to discuss cooperation opportunities.

According to him, the provinces havestrengths in agriculture, especially animal husbandry, so that the potentialfor cooperation with Vietnam is huge.

Agreeing with the guests’proposal to develop football cooperation, PM Phuc said it is a promising field.

The PM asked the two countries tostep up joint work in the fields of strength, including trade, adding thatVietnam has many key staples such as electronic products, rice, coffee, rubber,cashew nuts while Argentina has strengths in machinery and equipment, automobile spareparts, meat and dairy products. Vietnam wants to push forward a more balancedtrade with Argentina, he said.

Noting that Vietnam has afavourable business environment that attracts huge foreign direct investment,PM Phuc proposed establishing partnership between central Argentine provincesand Vietnamese localities, especially in the context that Vietnam isintegrating into the world economy.

The leader affirmed that onceArgentine firms enter Vietnam, they could penetrate ASEAN, China and otherAsian markets.-VNA