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| Vice Chairman of the HCMC People's Committee Vo Van Hoan (right) and State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden Håkan Jevrell (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn) |
At the meeting, Vice Chairman Hoan said that HCMC is ready to create the best possible conditions for Swedish enterprises to explore investment and business opportunities in the city, especially in digital transformation, green and sustainable development.
The city is also willing to cooperate with Swedish businesses in promoting bilateral trade and collaboration in the field of innovation, he said.
Emphasising the importance of transitioning to green and renewable energies in production, Mr. Hoan expressed his wish that Sweden will further strengthen coordination in organising exchange programmes and meetings between Swedish and Vietnamese businesses, including those from HCMC, to promote collaboration in human resources development.
He added that the two sides’ enterprises need to consider cooperation in the production of products and goods that meet Swedish and EU standards as a shared responsibility, bringing benefits to them and contributing to fostering bilateral economic and trade ties.
For his part, Mr. Håkan Jevrell affirmed that Sweden has experience, technology and resources, and is willing to cooperate and share development experience in the areas HCMC is prioritizing.
Impressed with the dynamic development and potential of HCMC, he said he wants to unlock the potential of cooperation between Swedish partners and the city in innovation, develop small and medium enterprises, build digital transformation and data management infrastructure, and cooperate to increase energy efficiency, smart power transmission as well as water management, wastewater waste and treatment.
Sweden is willing to share experience with Vietnam and HCMC on solutions to increase the use of green energy in production so that products can meet export standards to Europe, and make the most of benefits of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) for trade and economic growth, he emphasized.
Sweden also wants to further people-to-people diplomacy and student exchange, and is ready to invite Vietnamese businesses, including Ho Chi Minh City businesses, to invest in Sweden, Mr. Jevrell said.
On the same day, Mr. Hoan and Mr. Håkan Jevrell co-chaired the Sweden – Vietnam business roundtable meeting on innovation and sustainable development./.