Vietnam holds huge potential to bolster exports of its tropical fruits to Italy, heard a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung and President of Italy fruit association (Fruitimprese) Marco Salvi and its Director General Pietro Mauro.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung at the meeting with President of Italy fruit association Marco Salvi and its Director General Pietro Mauro. (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA) – Vietnam holds huge potential to bolster exports ofits tropical fruits to Italy, heard a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador toItaly Duong Hai Hung and President of Italy fruit association (Fruitimprese)Marco Salvi and its Director General Pietro Mauro.
Highlighting Vietnam’s fruit diversity as well as its robust economic development, Hung affirmed that as a high-quality fruit exporter, Vietnam wantsto promote shipments of its staples such as dragon fruit, mangosteen, lychee,and coconut, which have been introduced at the Macfrut exhibitions in Italy inrecently years, to the European country.
The diplomat expressed his hope that both sides will work together toopen door for Vietnamese fruits to enter the Italian market.
For his part, Marco Salvi said as Vietnam and Italy hold agricultural strengthsand boast sound political relations, this is a golden time for both sides tocoordinate so as to enhance their trade ties.
Italy has imported a great volume of cashew nuts from Vietnam, while it is alarge fruit exporter and importer in the world, he said, adding the countrysplashed out some 4.8 billion USD on purchasing fruits and vegetables fromforeign countries in 2022.
The official added said that both sides should join hands tobuild a rational framework which helps boost fruit import-export between thetwo nations.
Italy is able to supply its kiwi, apple, pear, as well as advanced agriculturalmachines and equipment for Vietnam, he added.
Fruitimprese, established in 1949 under the name of National Union of Fruit,Vegetable and Citrus Importers and Exporters, is an independent association thatrepresents and protects entrepreneurs in the fruit and vegetable industry inItaly. It has a large membership, including producers, importers,exporters, retailers, and trade and industrial organisations./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung at the meeting with President of Italy fruit association Marco Salvi and its Director General Pietro Mauro. (Photo: VNA) 
