President Vo Van Thuong (L) and President of Tuscany Eugenio Giani. (Photo: VNA) Expressing his delight at visiting Florence, known as the birthplace of Renaissance art with numerousancient architectural structures and museums displaying masterpieces byEuropean and world-renowned painters, President Thuong praised thedynamic development of Tuscany region and Florence city in the fields of art,heritage conservation and sustainable tourism.
Giani,for his part, congratulated Thuong on his successful State visit to Italy,saying that it is amanifestation of friendship and solidarity between the two nations and trust instrong and dynamic developments of bilateral ties in the coming time.
At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) CongratulatingVietnam on its increasing position and role on the global arena, he saidTuscany expects to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam’s northern province ofVinh Phuc and extend collaboration with other Vietnamese localities.
Mayor ofFlorence Nardella expressed a wish to attract more Vietnamese students to the city forstudy and research, while stepping up collaboration with Vietnameselocalities in education-training, cultural heritage conservation and energy.
President Vo Van Thuong (L) meets with Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella. (Photo: VNA) Healso hoped that Florence would establish a twin relationship with a Vietnamesecity.
TheVietnamese President affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening strategic partnershipwith Italy and ties between localities of the two countries in particular.
Hailingthe establishment of cooperative relationship between Tuscany and Vinh Phucprovince, which serves as a model of exemplary cooperation between localities,he called on the two countries’ cities and localities to jointly hold culturaland people-to-people exchanges, as well as expand coordination in areas ofmutual strength, such as tourism and industry.
TheVietnamese guest later witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understandingon cooperation between Vinh Phuc and Tuscany and the presentation of a certificateon project expansion to Piaggio Group in Vinh Phuc.
On theoccasion, President Thuong and his spouse visited several cultural landmarks in the city./.
