Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính heard a presentation on the Port of Rotterdam. — VNA/VNS Photo

THE HAGUE — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday to examine the management and operation of the facility as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe, and the 10th largest in the world. It employs around 500,000 people, and contributes 8 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

A representative from the Port Authority told PM Chính that Việt Nam held potential and could build an international transshipment port. The authority was willing to cooperate with the Southeast Asian country in seaport development, with the method and scale of cooperation to be taken into account.

Chính said that the development of seaports and maritime transportation was still a new field for Việt Nam. Therefore, the country would like to collaborate more with the Netherlands and the Port Authority in this field for win-win cooperation.

The Government would assign relevant ministries and sectors to study proposals and recommendations for development cooperation, he added.

It was the Vietnamese Government leader’s final meeting in the Netherlands. He then left the country for an official visit to Belgium and to attend a summit in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-EU relations. — VNS