Can Tho, India cultivate multifaceted cooperation
Can Tho (VNA) – Leaders of the Mekong
Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with Indian Consul General in Ho
Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi on March 21 to discuss multifaceted cooperation
between Can Tho and Indian partners and localities.
Speaking at the event, Vice
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien suggested
orientations for bilateral cooperation in hi-tech agriculture, processing
industry, investment, tourism, health care, education-training and information
technology.
He wished
for India’s support to hold the "India - Can Tho City" networking
conference with an aim to connect Indian importers with local exporters of rice,
seafood, farm produce and processed agricultural products, as well as popularise
the city’s tourism.
Can Tho plans to arrange a trip to India in May for a delegation of
investment, trade and tourism promotion officers, he said, suggesting that the Indian side helps the delegation hold a working session with the Indian
Institute of Technology to invite Indian investors to Can Tho's concentrated IT
zone.
The host
also wished to visit and share experience in economic and tourism development
with authorities of a suitable locality.
Sethi, for his part, pledged to step up
cooperation in areas suggested by the host.
He suggested that the Vietnamese delegation visit Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana states, noting that Telangana is strong
is pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, information technology and health care while
Andhra Pradesh hold potential in agriculture, particularly aquatic products and
fruits.
On the occasion, the Indian
Consulate General and the municipal Department of External Affairs signed a
cooperation agreement, under which they agreed to enhance information sharing
to effectively hold exchange activities, especially in education, culture, arts,
information technology, tourism, trade and investment promotion.
Each year, both sides will
hold online or face-to-face meetings to review joint work and set future
tasks./.