Overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) –Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong receivedMayor of Busan of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Oh Keo-don on November 2.
Highlighting that Busan was the firstlocality in the RoK to establish friendship relations with HCM City in 1995,Phong said the ties have grown across a range of spheres such as trade,investment, education, and cultural exchange, bringing practical benefits toboth sides.
The municipal leader requested thetwo cities’ sectors and agencies boost connectivity and cooperation promotionactivities so as to turn agreements sealed between their leaders into specificjoint projects.
HCM City wants Busan to continue expandingits personnel training programme for civil servants and sharing experiences in portmanagement, logistics, and marine transport, the official said.
Fostering tourism development aswell as cultural and people-to-people exchanges are also necessary, Phongadded.
For his part, Oh expressed hisbelief that the relations between the two cities would further develop in thetime to come.
Impressed by HCM City’s stronggrowth, the mayor asked local authorities to continue creating favorableconditions for Busan businesses to take part in the city’s development,especially in infrastructure construction, seaports, smart city application,and tourism.
Busan wants to work with HCM Cityin increasing the exchange of delegations, as well as implementing their signedcooperation pacts on library collaboration, food processing research anddevelopment, and water resources cleaning, among others.–VNA
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