HCM City, Lyon sign MoU on artistic lighting cooperation
HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh and Vice Mayor of France’s Lyon
city Sonia Zdorovzoff signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation
in artistic lighting for the Ho Chi Minh City State Treasury building via
videoconference on October 11.
It was the sixth urban lighting project between
both sides which was signed at an online talks between the two officials.
Speaking highly of bilateral ties within the
framework of the urban research and forecasting centre (PADDI), Binh wished
that Lyon would continue sending experts to the city to offer feedback on the
master plans of Thu Duc city and Ho Chi Minh City.
He said Ho Chi Minh City wishes to receive Lyon’s help in training
workforce to operate buildings under urban lighting projects. He proposed Lyon
consider with artistic lighting projects for historical buildings in the city.
Binh also expressed his wish to learn from the city’s
experience in sustainable urban development, boost joint work in flooding
prevention and control, building green urban areas, renewable energy and clean
technology.
According to him, both sides should facilitate
cultural coordination, technological transfer related to museums, improve the
capacity of management officials, and popularise their cultures and peoples.
As Ho Chi Minh City is building a post-pandemic
economic recovery plan, Binh said the city wants to foster trade and investment
with Lyon.
Ho Chi Minh City will create favourable conditions
for enterprises and investors of France and Lyon in particular to do business in the city, he said.
Agreeing with Binh’s proposals, Zdorovzoff
said both sides need to further step up join work in environment protection,
culture, economy and trade.
Ho Chi Minh City and Lyon established bilateral
ties in 1997 with the priority cooperation fields of heritage preservation, urban
planning and development, urban transportation and economy./.