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Sudan is the gateway to the Middle East and larger Africa, offering a plenty of opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to enter this market.
However, two-way trade between Vietnam and Sudan has yet to match their potential.
Last year bilateral trade reached more than US$29.2 million, including US$28.9 million worth of Vietnamese exports.
Sudan mainly imports Vietnamese garments, rice and seafood, and exports steel scraps to Vietnam.
Both sides should increase economic cooperation, and the establishment of the inter-governmental committee will support this process, said Hoang.
For his part, ambassador Adil Ibrahim Mustafa Ahmed said Sudan is rich in natural resources such as gold, copper, nickel and crude oil. He expressed his hope Vietnamese businesses will seek investment and business opportunities in Sudan.
A Ministry of Industry and Trade delegation made a fact-finding tour of Sudan in July 2013 to study its market and the possibility of trade promotions in mineral ore exploitation, oil and gas exploration, rice and farm product trading, garment manufacturing and seafood processing.
