Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Nguyen Thi QuyetTam voiced her hope for stronger cooperation between the city and theChinese city of Shanghai in many fields based on the traditionalfriendship between Vietnam and China.
Speaking at anOctober 9 reception for a visiting delegation from the StandingCommittee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress led by itsChairwoman Yin Yicui, Tam promised to work to enhance the sharing andexchanges of experience between the people’s councils of the two cities.
She congratulated the Chinese city on its great achievementsover the recent past, and expressed her belief that Vietnam andChina will continue to promote their traditional friendship during theprocess of cooperation and development.
For her part, YinYicui said Shanghai and HCM City have many similarities interms of geographical position as well as their important role to theircountries.
She suggested that the two cities hold variousmeaningful activities in 2014 to mark the 20th anniversary of theirtwinning relationship and re-sign the document to further promote theties.-VNA