HCM City (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) ConsulateGeneral in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on October 3 to celebrate the 4,351st anniversary of the East Asian country’s National Foundation Day.
Speaking at the event, RoK Consul General Lim Jae-hoon saiddespite the geographical distance, relations between Vietnam and the RoK havebeen progressing across politics, economy, people-to-people exchanges, andculture-sport-tourism cooperation. The two nations regularly exchangehigh-level delegations, establish collaboration programmes, and support eachother at multilateral and international forums for mutual peace and prosperity.They have also become important partners in economic development.
The diplomat stressed HCM City, as Vietnam’s southern socio-economicand cultural hub, has maintained effective cooperation with RoK localities.
By hosting cultural exchanges, implementing joint projects,and welcoming high-ranking leaders and high-level delegations from the RoK, thecity has contributed significantly to the two nations’ strategic cooperativepartnership, he added.
Congratulating the RoK on its National Foundation Day, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem said their bilateraldiplomatic relations, set up in 1992 and elevated to a strategic cooperative partnershipin 2019, have so far reaped positive outcomes across various fields.
He noted that his city has established friendship andcooperation with seven Korean localities, with joint projects conductedregularly in the fields of health, cultural exchange and education-training,among others.
The official pledged to create the best conditions possiblefor Korean firms and citizens to work and live in the city.
Currently, HCM City and neighbouring areas are home to 3,000businesses and 100,000 people from the RoK./.
VNA