At the event. (Photo: sggp.org.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’sCommittee Phan Van Mai has suggested boosting cooperation with Denmark in energy transition and restructuring industries towards high-addedvalue, green and sustainable development.
At a reception for Danish Ambassadorto Vietnam Nicolai Prytz on March 6, Mai expressed his delight at the fruitful results in the relationsbetween the two countries, saying a green development cooperation agreementwhich is about to be signed is not only suitable for the development trend ofthe world but also appropriate to developing countries like Vietnam.
Holding that total two-way trade turnover and investment of Danish investors in HCMCity are still not commensurate with the potential and strengths of the twosides, Mai wanted to promote cooperation in the fields of investmentand trade. He also underscored the importance of boosting collaboration intraining and technology transfer to prepare human resources for industries thatneed high-quality human resources to serve the green development strategy.
For his part, Prytz said that Denmark has now established greenstrategic partnerships with some countries such as India, the Republic of Koreaand South Africa. Denmark hoped to soon build a similar cooperative relationshipwith Vietnam because the Southeast Asian country has a lot of potential andambition to transform energy in a more sustainable direction, he said.
At the meeting, the two sides also agreed to make joint efforts to further promote their relationship and make the best of their advantages./.
