An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) She said that the project, designed to cover at least 1hectare, will use 100% capital from Laos or a Vietnamese - Lao joint venture.
Once put into operation, the centre will become a venue formeetings of senior leaders of Vietnam and Laos as well as ASEAN members andother countries in the world when they visit the Mekong Delta region and Can Thoin particular, the diplomat said.
She added that Laos will provide a similar area in Xiengkhuoangprovince for Can Tho to build a trade centre serving cultural and economicexchanges among Vietnamese and Lao localities.
Nguyen Thuc Hien, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee ofCan Tho, showed his support to the project, the first of its kind inVietnam and the first Lao-funded one in Can Tho. It can be a model projectin the Vietnam-Laos cooperation in general and Can Tho-Laos partnership inparticular, he added.
Hien directed relevant departmentsand agencies to support the Lao side in implementing necessary procedures forthe project in line with the city’s planning towards 2050, including the city’sland use plan.
According to the Can Tho Department of Foreign Affairs, inthe first nine months of this year, the city exported 96,430 USD worth of goodsto Laos, mostly aquatic products and medicine.
Can Tho is also implementing many official and studentexchange programmes with Laos, while considering the opening of a CanTho-Vientiane air route to promote tourism between the two countries. The city and Laos have also agreed to further strengthen cooperation inrice and aquaculture production, according to the department./.
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