Vietnam ready to open its doors to Brazilian beef market

(Dan Tri) - Vietnam and Brazil continue to elevate and further concretize the Strategic Partnership framework, bringing cooperation in all fields to a new height, meeting the potential and development needs of the two countries.

On March 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The two leaders agreed to continue to elevate and further concretize the Strategic Partnership framework, bringing cooperation in all fields to a new height, meeting the potential and development needs of the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Lula da Silva affirmed to continue to coordinate closely to implement the agreed directions and measures to concretize the new relationship framework for the 2025-2030 period in an effective and substantive manner.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Photo: Tuan Bao).

The two sides also expressed satisfaction with the impressive development of bilateral trade, with turnover reaching approximately 8 billion USD in 2024 and reaffirmed their determination to bring bilateral turnover to 15 billion USD by 2030.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked President Lula da Silva and the Brazilian Government for deciding to recognize Vietnam's market economy status, which will facilitate businesses of the two countries to access each other's markets in a fair and mutually beneficial manner.

In addition, the Prime Minister announced that Vietnam is ready to open its market to Brazilian beef as part of the overall package of opening the agricultural market that will be agreed upon between the two countries, including Vietnamese tra fish and shrimp products.

The Prime Minister welcomed large Brazilian enterprises considering investing in Vietnam, including JBS SA Group in the food processing sector.

Vietnamese ministries and sectors will facilitate trade and investment activities of Brazilian enterprises in Vietnam, especially in the fields of aviation and minerals, according to the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Photo: Tuan Bao).

President Lula da Silva agreed to direct Brazilian authorities to actively consider Vietnam's proposal to soon launch negotiations on a trade agreement framework between Vietnam and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

The two leaders also agreed to promote delegations at ministerial, sectoral, local and business levels from Brazil to continue exchanges during and immediately after the Brazilian President's visit to concretize high-level bilateral agreements.

The two sides agreed to regularly, effectively and flexibly implement the Joint Committee on Economic-Trade and Political Consultation, and establish appropriate mechanisms to regularly review and coordinate the implementation of the new relationship framework.

The two sides also highly appreciated the potential for cooperation between the two football foundations, agreed to encourage cooperation and training of youth football, at both club and national team levels, contributing to strengthening the friendship between the people of the two countries.

On the same day, at the meeting between National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the President of Brazil, the two leaders agreed to increase high-level and all-level contacts between senior leaders of the two National Assemblies, between parliamentarians, National Assembly agencies, friendship parliamentarian groups, female parliamentarians, and young parliamentarians.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Photo: Pham Thang).

At the same time, the two sides promote the exchange of professional experience in the fields of legislation, supervision and decision-making on important national issues.

The two leaders also agreed to continue promoting the role of the two countries' legislative bodies in promoting bilateral relations; supervising and promoting the Government, ministries, sectors, localities and enterprises to actively and effectively implement signed agreements and deals.

In addition, the two sides support the business community as well as people of the two countries living, studying, investing and doing business in each country.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/viet-nam-san-sang-mo-cua-cho-thi-truong-thit-bo-cua-brazil-20250328201434048.htm