Hanoi ready to help Fukuoka boost investment in Vietnam: official
Hanoi is ready to help Fukuoka businesses increase their investment in Vietnam, an official of the Vietnamese capital city told leaders of the Japanese prefecture on July 30.
Officials cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam – Hanoi Festival 2018 in Fukuoka (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi is ready to helpFukuoka businesses increase their investment in Vietnam, an official of theVietnamese capital city told leaders of the Japanese prefecture on July 30.
A Hanoi delegation led by Vice Chairwoman of themunicipal People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha visited Fukuoka on July 30 and 31on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties and 10years of the Hanoi-Fukuoka cooperative relationship.
They met on July 30 with Fukuoka GovernorHiroshi Ogawa, who welcomed the visit, which followed a recent trip to Hanoi bythe prefecture’s authorities.
He considered the Vietnam – Hanoi Festival 2018,held in Fukuoka on July 31 and August 1, a contribution to bilateral relations.The governor also said he expected the two sides to regularly hold culturalexchanges and promote cooperation projects in hi-tech agriculture.
At a separate meeting, Chairman of the FukuokaCouncil Jungo Inoue said this visit will help strengthen ties between the twolocalities.
He asked the Fukuoka Council and Hanoi People’sCouncil to step up delegation exchanges and meetings to share experience in financialsystem development, budget management and preservation and promotion ofcultural heritage values.
At the events, Vice Chairwoman Ha recognised theconsiderable progress since Hanoi and Fukuoka inked a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) on bilateral friendship and cooperation in 2008.
She also thanked the local administration forsupporting her city to prepare for the Vietnam – Hanoi Festival 2018.
She expressed her hope that the two sides willenhance cooperation in the fields stated in the MoU, including maintainingmutual visits, expanding cooperation to the district level, preserving and promotingcultural heritage values and enhancing partnerships ininvestment-trade-tourism, environment, culture and education.
Ha affirmed that Hanoi is ready to help Fukuokabolster investment in Vietnam.
On July 31, the Vietnam – Hanoi Festival 2018opened in the Japanese prefecture, featuring performances of traditional arts,introduction of Vietnamese cuisine and consumer goods, an exhibition onVietnamese culture and a photo display on Hanoi-Fukuoka relations.-VNA
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Officials cut the ribbon to open the Vietnam – Hanoi Festival 2018 in Fukuoka (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) 
