Director of the Vietnamese Department of Foreign Affairs of Localities Nguyen Hoang Long (R) and Deputy Secretary of Victoria’s Department of Economic Development, Job, Transport and Resources Gonul Serbest sign the agreement on March 9 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam andthe administration of the Australian state of Victoria signed an agreement onMarch 9 to facilitate connectivity and cooperation between Vietnameselocalities and Victoria in the fields that both sides are interested in andVictoria is strong at.
The deal was inked in Melbourne, the capitalcity of Victoria, by Director of the Vietnamese ministry’s Department ofForeign Affairs of Localities Nguyen Hoang Long and Deputy Secretary ofVictoria’s Department of Economic Development, Job, Transport and ResourcesGonul Serbest.
The agreement is expected to create conditionsfor enhancing connectivity and increasing support for effective cooperationbetween Vietnamese localities and Victoria in such areas asadministration-to-administration ties, people-to-people exchange, trade,investment, education-training, science-technology, smart city building,agriculture, tourism, and services.
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During his stay, Director Long also attended anddelivered a speech at a meeting on introducing the business environment inVietnam. The event saw the presence of Australian Ambassador to Vietnam CraigChittick, Australian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Karen Lanyon, andPresident of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam Chau Ta.
The Vietnamese delegation had working sessionswith the agencies for external affairs of Victoria and Melbourne, the BusinessCouncil of Australia, and some Australian enterprises. They also visited theUniversity of Melbourne, Monash University, and RMIT University.-VNA
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