Vice President welcomes Germany’s investors

08/11/2007 -- 9:43 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) – Viet Nam always welcomes foreign investors and will create all favourable conditions for JATRO AG group’s bio-energy project, Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan told her German guest. The Vice President was receiving a delegation from Germany ’s JATRO AG group, led by its President Dr. Christoph Weber, in Ha Noi on November 8. The German businessmen were on a working visit to look into opportunity to invest in the area of bioenergy. Dr. Christoph Weber reported to the Vice President about his working session with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on a project to grow oil-containing plant (Jatropha Curcas) on infertile land to produce biological diesel and petrol. According to Christoph Weber, about 20 countries are planting Jatropha Curcas for bioenergy and the project is suitable for Viet Nam . The project should start in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces, he said, adding JATRO AG group hoped to share experience with Viet Nam in developing bioenergy. Vice President Doan said she hoped that the project would help Viet Nam minimize its dependence on the world’s petroleum resources, and help farmers, particularly those living in areas with infertile land, reduce poverty.-Enditem
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