Thursday, 13/12/2018 10:30 (GMT+7)
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has confirmed that his authority will help the new Oriental Republic of Uruguay Ambassador to Vietnam Rosario Portell realize the task of promoting cooperation in investment and trade between her country and Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh city.
At the reception (Photo: CPV)
He made the statement while receiving Ms Rosario Portell on December 12th.
Chairman Phong said that as the country’s leading economic hub, Ho Chi Minh city is the ideal destination for domestic and foreign investors. To build the city into a smart city and a financial and economic center of Southeast Asia, it is focusing on developing urban infrastructure, promoting goods trade, attracting foreign investors, and boosting the development of key industries such as electronics, information technology, food processing, and hi-tech industrial and agricultural production.
He expressed his hope that the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Ambassador will help promote cooperation between the two countries, including with the city, in trade, investment, agriculture, tourism, culture and education.
Ms Rosario Portell pledged to promote cooperative activities in diverse areas; introducing Uruguay’s image and products to the Vietnamese country and people to boost bilateral comprehensive cooperation.
For Ho Chi Minh city, an important economic center, she said that the city should increase cooperation in investment, trade, politics, culture and society with Uruguay to deepen the relationship between the two countries. “Uruguay is willing to share experience with the city in hi-tech agriculture, finance and banking,” she added./.
Compiled by BTA