Cooperation between Ho Chi Minh city and Shanghai cities promoted

During the talks, Dinh La Thang expressed his belief that the Chinese delegation’s visit would help reinforce the traditional friendly and comprehensive cooperative relations between the two Parties and States in general, and between Vietnamese localities and Shanghai city in particular.

According to Secretary Han Zheng, the visit’s purpose was to reinforce the friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and China, especially between Ho Chi Minh and Shanghai cities, thus promoting the development of the comprehensive partnership and cooperation between China and Vietnam.

Han Zheng added that the two cities had established a relationship 20 years ago, expressing his hope that Dinh La Thang and Ho Chi Minh city leaders would raise the cooperative relations to a new height.

After the talks, the two Secretaries witnessed the signing of agreements on increasing cooperation in education, science and technology between the two cities as well as between Shanghai city and Vietnamese agencies./.