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Kien Giang looks to boost cooperation with Indian localities

Leaders of Kien Giang hosted visiting Indian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi on December 28, discussing potential for cooperation between the Mekong Delta province and Indian localities.
Kien Giang looks to boost cooperation with Indian localities ảnh 1Vice Chairman of Kien Giang People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Nhan (R) and Indian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Kien Giang (VNA) – Leaders of Kien Giang hostedvisiting Indian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi onDecember 28, discussing potential for cooperation between the Mekong Deltaprovince and Indian localities.

At the meeting, Chairman of the provincial People’s CouncilMai Van Huynh and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenThanh Nhan highlighted the comprehensive political and economic ties betweenVietnam and India.

According to the leaders, Kien Giang welcomed many visits byIndian leaders, which looked for cooperation opportunities in economy, trade,tourism, and cultural exchange, among others.

A number of local fishery enterprises have importedmaterials from India for their export to Europe. Their total average annualimport value was 1.86 million USD in past five years.

The hosts said Kien Giang wants to cooperate with India intraining doctors, as its new general hospital will soon become operational.

The province also hopes to sign bilateral cooperation pactsin developing clean and organic agriculture, treating environmental issues, andconnecting Vietnamese and Indian fishery firms, they added.

The establishment of tourism collaboration between theprovince’s Phu Quoc island and Indian localities via the opening of directflights is also necessary, the leaders said.

For his part, Madan Mohan Sethi said his visit aims atboosting Indian cooperation with Kien Giang, particularly in agro-fishery. Hesaid he hopes for activities to promote tourism in Phu Quoc, link Vietnameseand Indian businesses in fishery, and boost collaboration in support industry.

The diplomat wished that online tourism conferences betweenthe sides will be organised.

He took the occasion to invite local leaders and enterprises to visit Indiaonce the pandemic is put under control./.
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