Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia’s Bratislava region hold much potential to strengthen cooperation, as they share the similarity in their role in the respective country’s economic development.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu and Governor Juraj Droba of Slovakia’s Bratislava region on March 20 discussed cooperation potential between the two sides, especially in the field of tourism.
Vietnam and Slovakia need to hold more trade exchanges, increase multi-channel information dissemination and encourage businesses to establish representative offices in each country, according to participants to a Vietnam-Slovakia business forum.
President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for visiting Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, during which he showed his delight at the growing ties between the two countries in all fields, including politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, as well as at bilateral and international forums.
Vietnam always attaches importance to consolidating and developing its relations with traditional countries, including Slovakia, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue told his Slovak counterpart Peter Pellegrini.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Economy of Slovakia should increase cooperative activities and delegation exchanges to enhance trade and investment collaboration between the two countries, said a senior official.
The Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam-Slovakia Friendship Association and the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisation held a gathering in the city on October 8 in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Constitution Day of Slovakia.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Slovakia from September 20-21 helped develop and reinforce friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Slovakia.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on September 20 met Katarina Filova, who presented flowers to President Ho Chi Minh 60 years ago when he visited Czechoslovakia and Horne Saliby cooperative.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the Slovakian Government to continue to create the best conditions for Vietnamese businesses in Slovakia and ensure equality for hundreds of Vietnamese workers in the country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Slovak Ambassador to Vietnam Igor Pacolak in Hanoi on September 11.
President Tran Dai Quang has praised the role and effective contributions made by Slovakian Ambassador to Vietnam Igor Pacolak during his tenure in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 23 hosted separate receptions for the Ambassadors of Belgium and Slovakia and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam.
Minister of Public Security To Lam had a meeting with Robert Kaliňák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Slovakia, in Hanoi on June 3.
Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has called on Slovak and Vietnamese businesses to step up their cooperation in chemical industry, electric equipment, food industry and tourism.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he welcomes Vietnamese IT companies’ investment in his country, pledging the best possible condition for them to carry out investment plans.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has participated in a charity fair in Bratislava together with 38 foreign representative offices and five international organisations based in the capital.
Ho Chi Minh City and Slovakia’s eastern city of Kosice on November 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on setting up bilateral friendship and cooperation in various fields.
