Zubair Qureshi
While delivering the keynote address at the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) seminar titled “Envisioning Comprehensive Pakistan-Vietnam Cooperation: Prospects and Opportunities,” Ambassador of Vietnam Nguyen TienPhong called for exploring business-to-business (B2B) and people-to-people (P2P) ties for stronger bilateral relations between Pakistan and Vietnam.
Lt Gen (Retd) EngrJavedMahmoodBukhari, Rector NUST, greeted the guest speaker upon arrival.
Moderated by DrAshfaqueHasan Khan, Director General, NIPS, the keynote highlighted the areas of Pakistan-Vietnam cooperation.
The ambassador stressed the importance of a people-centric approach to bilateral relations as the foundation for enhancing bilateral trade, S&T partnerships, academic and student exchanges, cultural understanding, and tourism promotion. He termed business-to-business (B2B) and people-to-people ties key to strong bilateral relations between the two countries.
He underlined the need for a strong mechanism for implementing plans, projects, and proposals related to cooperation, which, he said, required strong ownership by the government and the people on both sides.
He further said that the growth strategy of Vietnam is focused on integrating the Vietnamese firms and enterprises into the regional and global value chains and production networks.
