Kicking off the promotional activities for FIATA World Congress 2025 was the participation in the FIATA Regional Meeting for Africa and the Middle East 2024 (FIATA RAME 2024) by Mr. Nguyen Duy Minh, Secretary-General of VLA, held from March 5th to 6th, 2024, in Dubai, UAE.
During this event, VLA representatives met with counterparts from national associations in the freight, transport, and logistics sectors in Africa and the Middle East, as well as numerous industry enterprises. The aim was to disseminate information about VILOG 2024 and Fiata World Congress 2025, for which Vietnam is the host country.
The event is expected to facilitate discussions on various professional issues and outline FIATA's short-term and long-term development plans in the face of global opportunities and challenges. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity for the host country to showcase the potential and collaboration opportunities for investment and business development in the logistics sector in Vietnam.
The Middle East and Africa represent promising import-export markets for Vietnam, encompassing key commodities such as coffee, tea, rice, seafood, cashews, and various spices. In 2023, the total trade turnover with this region exceeded $20 billion USD. Therefore, VLA is particularly focused on promoting FIATA World Congress 2025 to businesses and associations in the RAME region.
During this trip, VLA Secretary-General Nguyen Duy Minh also introduced the International Logistics Exhibition Vietnam 2024 (VILOG 2024) to companies and associations participating in RAME 2024. VILOG 2024 is scheduled to take place from August 1st to 3rd, 2024, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Last year, VILOG 2023 attracted 256 companies from 22 countries and territories, occupying 354 booths, with 25,018 visitors, including 21,157 trade visitors and 3,851 public attendees. This year's exhibition is expected to surpass the numbers from 2023.
With early international promotional activities deployed in potential markets, VLA aims to attract international businesses and associations, encouraging them to register and participate FIATA World Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam. These efforts play a crucial role in contributing to the success of this important international event.