Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan receives the UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
He made the statement during his reception for outgoing UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward on June 1.
According to Mr. Hoan, Ambassador Gareth Ward has regularly participated in activities to promote British tourism, education and culture, as well as the British country and people, to the people of Ho Chi Minh City and all of Vietnam.
Mr. Hoan thanked Mr. Gareth Ward for his contribution to strengthening the relationship between the UK and Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City. During the time when Vietnam was facing the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the 4th wave, the British Embassy in Vietnam and the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City had many practical support programs for Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City.
Discussing some development orientations of Ho Chi Minh City in the coming time, Mr. Vo Van Hoan hoped that British organizations and businesses would participate in the development of the project on developing Ho Chi Minh City into an international financial center when it is approved, or the project on building the city into a smart city; and expand cooperation programs on English teaching in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Gareth Ward thanked the city's leaders for taking the time to welcome him and expressed his delight at the development of the strategic partnership between the two countries, especially in the fields of security and defense, climate change and health.
The UK and Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, have a lot of potential in development cooperation in areas such as green finance and renewable energy. Particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, many British investors and businesses are very interested in these projects on infrastructure investment and smart city construction. Therefore, he also hoped that the City People's Committee would soon consider and support the adoption of a technical standard framework in the Global Future City project for the project to be officially implemented.
In the field of education, the Ambassador said he believed that in the coming time, the two countries will continue to have many cooperation programs to train the young Vietnamese generation with good capacity, adding that he hoped Ho Chi Minh City will create conditions for the British Council to expand its operations./.