Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung said the Spanish government has spent more than US$300 million worth of official development assistance (ODA) in bilateral and multilateral projects on Vietnam over past 10 years and roughly US$350 million worth of ODA to infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian country. Dung said that the economic ties would be bolstered for several reasons, including Spain’s shift to Asia-Pacific thanks to the region’s dynamic development over the years; Spain’s developed industries are suitable with Vietnam’s modernization process; common interests in international and regional forums namely WTO, ASEM, ASEAN-EU. Spanish companies of the sectors of tourism, renewable energy or infrastructures, just to mention a few, can make a significant profit in Vietnam, Dung told the Diplomat in Spain. Meanwhile, Emilio Sanz, head of Barcelona Customs Representation and Logistics (ATEIA), believed that Vietnam would be … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Spain: not an ephemeral relationship
