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Binh Duong leader meets with former President of Chile

Secretary of the Binh Duong provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi had a meeting on March 31 with visiting former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet and a delegation of the Cerro Navia municipality in Santiago.
Binh Duong leader meets with former President of Chile ảnh 1The Binh Duong Department of Construction and the Cerro Navia municipality sign an MoU on support for the rehabilitation of the Ho Chi Minh Park at the meeting on March 31. (Photo: VNA)
BinhDuong (VNA) – Secretary of the Binh Duong provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Van Loi had a meeting on March 31 with visiting former President of Chile MichelleBachelet and a delegation of the Cerro Navia municipality in Santiago.

Thehost described the Chilean delegation’s visit as a chance to promotecomprehensive cooperation between the southern province of Vietnam and Chilean partners, expressinghis hope that with her experience, former President Bachelet will shareexperience to help Binh Duong develop more strongly and sustainably in thefuture.

Loisaid that after a trip to the South American country in September 2022, BinhDuong officials made proposals on assistance for rehabilitating the Ho Chi MinhPark in Cerro Navia, along with the potential and orientations for trade andinvestment cooperation with Chile.

Heunderlined the importance of the park rehabilitation, noting that the BinhDuong Party Committee views this as a responsibility of the province.

Forher part, Bachelet said Vietnam and Chile share extremely close-knit ties, andthat today and future generations of the two countries share the responsibilityof maintaining and further enhancing those relations.

She went on to say that she admires the Vietnamese people for their undauntedspirit during the struggle for national independence as well as for developmentachievements.

Particularly,President Ho Chi Minh is a symbol in the hearts of peace-loving people aroundthe world. Therefore, Chile will provide maximum support for implementing the “Vietnam- Chile Memory” project in Cerro Navia and rehabilitating the Ho Chi Minh Parkthere, the former President noted, pledging continued support for relationsbetween the two countries.

On this occasion, the Binh Duong Department of Construction and the Cerro Naviamunicipality signed a memorandum of understanding on support for the rehabilitationof the Ho Chi Minh Park./.
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