HCM City looks to set up ties with France’s Nevers City

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan and Mayor of France's Nevers city Denis Thuriot discussed orientations to develop relations between two localities during their meeting on the sidelines of the HCM City Economic Forum 2023 (HEF 2023) on September 15.
HCM City looks to set up ties with France’s Nevers City ảnh 1Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan (R) and Mayor of France's Nevers city Denis Thuriot (Photo: VNA)

HCMCity (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s CommitteeVo Van Hoan and Mayor of France's Nevers city Denis Thuriot discussed orientations to develop relations between twolocalities during their meeting on the sidelines of the HCM City Economic Forum 2023 (HEF 2023) on September 15.

The host thanked the guest and French businesses for their attendance at HEF 2023, while speaking highly of Nevers city’sdevelopment.

Hoan hopedthat Nevers city would share its experiences in urban development with HCM City,thus helping the southern metropolis of Vietnam address challenges during itsurban development scheme.

HCM City stands ready to collaborate with the French city inpromoting connections between the two cities’ authorities and businesses,towards realising opportunities for bilateral collaborationin investment, trade, education - training, and science, the official affirmed.

For his part, Thuriot marvelled at HCM City’s dynamic development, and highlighted thesignificance of HEF 2023’sagenda for many localities across the world.

Nevers city has achieved positive results in cooperation with Vietnam in training medical human resources, and it wants to further spur collaboration with Vietnam, including HCM City, the guest said.

The French city is ready to coordinate with HCM City authoritiesto carry out investment and trade promotion activities and turn partnershipsbetween businesses of the two localities into specific cooperation projects inthe future, he said./.

VNA

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