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| At the reception (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn) |
The Chairman expressed his pleasure at the good developments in the Vietnam and India cooperative relationship. At the same time, HCMC is always aware of its responsibility in contributing to the development of the cooperative relationship of the two countries.
He hoped that Ambassador Sandeep Arya would have many specific activities and programs, contributing to the cooperation development between India and Vietnam, including HCMC.
According to Chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Phan Van Mai, the cooperation activities between HCMC and India’s localities have developed well in many fields over the past time. However, in some fields, especially the economy, the cooperation potential of the parties has not been fully exploited. Appreciating the large market and strengths of India that can cooperate with HCMC, Mr. Mai said that HCMC desires to promote cooperation with India in fields of information technology, electricity - electronics, mechanical engineering, apparel, high-tech agriculture, biotechnology, and more.
He suggested that the city and relevant agencies of India propose high-level agencies of the two countries discuss to have a specific cooperation program framework. Along with that, the parties continue to create more conditions for the business community of the parties to meet, exchange and cooperate. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the support of local agencies in promoting cooperation programs.
For his part, newly-appointed Indian Ambassador Sandeep Arya shared about the history and good results in the cooperation relationship between India and Vietnam.
He also highly appreciated HCMC's position in promoting cooperation programs with India.
The ambassador also emphasized solutions to develop cooperation programs between India and Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, especially in the field of economy and trade.
At the meeting, the two sides exchanged a number of contents and fields that can promote cooperation between India and HCMC./.