Minister Nguyen Chi Dung and delegates attended the working session with Adani Group.

Following the Prime Minister's direction, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung had a meeting with Adani Group. Also attending were representatives of the Ministry of Transport, Da Nang City People's Committee and related units. At the meeting, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung listened to questions and issues raised by Adani Group in the process of promoting projects in Vietnam.

After listening, Mr. Dung requested Adani Group and other parties to immediately implement a number of contents so that they can soon deploy investment in the Lien Chieu seaport project as well as other projects, in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law.

For the Lien Chieu port project, the Vietnamese side intends to select an overall infrastructure investor. As for the exploitation of this seaport, foreign enterprises can cooperate with domestic units according to the law. Therefore, Adani and the Anh Phat joint venture need to urgently complete the procedures according to the provisions of Vietnamese law.

“If you have any problems or need any support, please share and discuss with us. We will work with Vietnamese authorities to research, resolve, and support,” Mr. Dung pledged.

Adani Group representative said that they will continue to accelerate the completion of project investment procedures and closely coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies of Vietnam to soon implement the project according to regulations.

Adani Group is the operator of India's largest airport and controls Mundra Port - India's largest port. The group also has investments in power transmission and green energy. Mr. Gautam Adani, 61, was once the richest man in Asia and the third richest in the world with a fortune of more than 150 billion USD in September 2022.

According to the latest Forbes rankings, he is currently the second richest person in Asia with a fortune of 87.6 billion USD, behind his compatriot Mukesh Ambani.

Lien Chieu is planned to be a deep-water port of type I with an important position, a connecting point of the international East-West economic corridor, and a gateway to the Central region. When put into use, the port's general wharf will have a scale of 100,000 tons, and a container port of 200,000 tons.

By 2045, the port's capacity will reach about 100 million tons of cargo per year. It is estimated that the State will spend about 3,000 billion VND to invest in shared infrastructure and call for synchronous investment in this seaport.

Hoai Anh