Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam Ali Akbar Nazari (L) and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai (Photo: sggp.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Iran attaches importance to its relations with Ho Chi Minh City, Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam Ali Akbar Nazari told Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai.
During a meeting with the HCM City leader on April 19, the Iranian diplomatexpressed the expectation to further expand cooperationwith the southern hub, including exchange of all-level delegations and tourismpromotion.
Nazari congratulated Vietnam in general and HCM City in particular onremarkable achievements in preventing and control the COVID-19 pandemic, aswell as in socio-economic recovery and development.
For his part, Mai briefed on the city’s socio-economicdevelopment, noting that HCM City has recorded a strong economic recovery afterthe COVID-19 pandemic.
The municipal authorities are always ready to participate in cooperation programmes tocontribute to the relations between Vietnam and Iran, he said.
HCM City will consider organising an exhibition to promote trade and culturalexchange activities between the two sides, Mai noted, saying that the city alwayswelcomes and make it easy for investors from Iran to engage in economicactivities in the locality.
As the economic hub in the South, HCM City is ready to connect cooperation on farmproduce between Iran and southern localities of Vietnam, he affirmed.
Regarding the proposal to open a direct route between HCM City and Tehran, Mai said he will support it if the Vietnamese Ministry of Transportconsiders this plan./.
