Proposing UAE to study investment in building Halal industrial zones in Vietnam

On September 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son (left) and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. *Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs*

The meeting took place within the framework of activities to attend the High-level General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, combined with bilateral activities in the United States.

At the meeting, the two sides expressed their delight at the positive development of Vietnam-UAE relations in recent times, especially since the two countries established a comprehensive partnership and signed the Vietnam-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in October 2024.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his appreciation for the UAE's remarkable development achievements and affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening cooperative relations with the UAE, one of the world's leading economic and financial centers.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son thanked the UAE side for carefully preparing for Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh's visit to the UAE (from September 23 to 25, 2025) to promote cooperation in developing an international financial center in Vietnam, innovation, digital transformation and data center development.

On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son also asked the UAE to support the launch of negotiations on the Vietnam - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) FTA and research investment in building Halal industrial zones in Vietnam.

UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed his pleasure to meet Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son again and affirmed that Vietnam is one of the UAE's important trade and investment partners in Southeast Asia.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan shared the Deputy Prime Minister's opinion that the two countries need to continue to concretize and achieve substantial results in cooperation areas, especially in the fields of economics, trade, investment, finance, science - technology and tourism, in accordance with the framework of the Comprehensive Partnership and the CEPA Agreement that the two countries' senior leaders have promoted in recent times.

The UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs also proposed that the two countries strengthen labor cooperation and train high-quality human resources suitable to the needs of each side.

At this meeting, the two sides also agreed to strengthen coordination and mutual support at multilateral and international forums.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/de-nghi-uae-nghien-cuu-dau-tu-xay-dung-cac-khu-cong-nghiep-halal-tai-viet-nam-717145.html