A large delegation of businessmen from various sectors such as energy, agricultural machinery, iron and steel, electronics, recycling, electromotive, biotechnological and medical equipment, fruit traders, and aviation will participate in the event.

The Prime Minister of Cuba,Manuel Marrero,signed ten agreements during his visit to Vietnam last September. Marrero assured that Vietnam is establishing itself as the main investor and the second commercial partner of Cuba in Asia.

The Vietnamese Deputy prime minister, Le Minh Khai, said, in turn, that commercial exchanges could reach about 500 million dollars a year, from the current 350 million dollars.

The Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, presented the portfolio of opportunities, comprising 678 projects, of which 21 may have a special attraction for the Vietnamese business community.

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