US finance corporation sees Vietnam as priority partner
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) always attaches a great importance to and considers Vietnam a preferred partner in US cooperative projects, CEO of the DFC Adam Boehler told Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The USInternational Development Finance Corporation (DFC) always attaches a great importance to andconsiders Vietnam a preferred partner in US cooperative projects, CEO of the DFCAdam Boehler told Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.
During a meeting on June 2 in Washington DC, Boehlerannounced that as a development finance agency of the US Government, the DFC isimplementing a series of plans to support investment projects in developingcountries, especially those in the spheres of energy, infrastructure and digitaleconomy.
At the regional level, the DFC is interested in supporting development projectsin the Greater Mekong Sub-region, as well as those specialising in producing strategicproducts in the US’s supply chain, he stated.
Boehler also hoped that reached agreements will be implemented effectively duringworking meetings between the DFC and Vietnamese agencies, including the Ministryof Planning and Investment.
The DFC official emphasised the effective coordination between Vietnam and theUS in producing and supplying medical supplies and protective equipment tocombat the COVID-19 pandemic.
For his part, Ambassador Ngoc shared Vietnam’s experience in controlling thedisease, as well as its priorities in economic recovery and promoting regionaland global cooperation as the ASEAN Chair 2020.
He highly valued the DFC’s role and expressed his hope that thetwo sides would soon deploy specific cooperation projects in the region.
Emphasising that 2020 marks 25years of normalisation of Vietnam-US relations, the diplomat called on the DFCto continue to participate in and contribute to relevant activities in thecoming time, including joining ASEAN-US and Vietnam-US conferences oninvestment cooperation in the region.
On the occasion, Ngoc handed over made-in-Vietnam face masks as gifts to DFC staff./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc (Photo: VNA) 
