Porto Mayor Rui Moreira (L) welcomes Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc (Photo: VNA) Under the deal, inked by Porto Mayor Rui Moreira and ViceChairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc, the two sides willpromote collaboration in culture, tourism, economy, trade, urban upgrading andheritage conservation.
They will create favourable conditions for football teamsand clubs of the two cities to exchange and share experience, while encouraginglocal departments and agencies to increase cooperation.
At the signing of the MoU between HCM City and Porto (Photo: VNA) For his part, Moreira said he believes the deal will help form an effectiveeconomic partnership between the two sides and beef up bilateral cooperation onother fields, especially tourism and urban upgrading.
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Moreirahighlighted the traditional relations between Vietnam and Portugal as well asthe growing bilateral partnership in recent years thanks to the strong economicties between the EU and Vietnam.
Both Moreira and Duc pointed to similarities between Porto and HCM City andtheir cooperation potential, particularly in tourism, cultural heritagepreservation, tertiary education, science and technology for the development ofboth cities.
The HCM City delegation visits Bolhão, an ancient market in Porto (Photo: VNA) On the occasion, they also worked with the University of Porto, one of the 100best universities of Europe, which ranks among the top 350 universities in theworld.
The second largest city of Portugal, Porto is one of theoldest cities in Europe. The city downtown area has been recognised by theUNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site./.
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