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Hanoi hopes to bolster cooperation with Nordic capitals

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh held a working session with Vice President of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce (NordCham) in Vietnam Quist Thomasen on April 16, to discuss the business activities of Nordic companies in the city and the possibility of setting up relations between Hanoi and the capitals of Nordic countries.
Hanoi hopes to bolster cooperation with Nordic capitals ảnh 1Delegates pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh held a working session with Vice President of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce(NordCham) in Vietnam Quist Thomasen on April 16, to discuss the businessactivities of Nordic companies in the city and the possibility of setting uprelations between Hanoi and the capitals of Nordic countries.

Anh affirmed that Hanoi welcomes Nordic companiesto come and learn about its investment environment and businessopportunities, and hopes for their greater engagement in investment, trade, tourism, smart city and e-government building, greentechnology, energy, sustainable development, technology transfer, and humanresources training.

The Vietnamese capital is willing to establish andexpand cooperation with the capitals of Nordic countries so as to contribute to deepening thetraditional relations between the two sides, he said.

The municipal People’s Committee will directrelevant departments to work with Nordic enterprises that want to seek cooperation opportunities in Vietnam, and discusswith Nordic cities about cooperation possibilities towards the signing of relatedagreements.

Hanoi hopes to bolster cooperation with Nordic capitals ảnh 2Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh (R) receives Vice President of NordCham in Vietnam Quist Thomasen (Photo: VNA)
Thomasen said that Nordic companies are willingto share their experience to help Hanoi with green city development and to achieveeffective energy use.

He proposed Hanoi put in place specific mechanisms to facilitate connections between enterprises and cooperation between thecity and Nordic companies.

He also expressed a hope that NordCham Vietnamwill have a chance to work with relevant offices in Hanoi to address problems relating to work permits for businesses’ staff./.
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