HCM City beefs up cooperation with foreign partners
Ho Chi Minh City treasures and wants to continue receiving support from international partners during its development process, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has said.
Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (second, left) shakes hands with Carel Richter, Dutch Consul General and head of the Consular Corps in HCM City (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City treasures and wants to continuereceiving support from international partners during its developmentprocess, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has said.
Nen made the statement on April 14 at a meeting with nearly40 Consuls General, Honorary Consuls, and leaders of internationalorganisations and economic-cultural offices of countries in the city.
He stressed that generations of leaders of HCM City haveaffirmed that all successes of the city are associated with the companionship,support and sharing of international friends.
The city’s development stance is stepping up economicdevelopment in line with environmental protection and not trading the environmentfor economic development, he said, adding that the city will do its best to becomea city for the whole country, and with the whole country.
Sharing information about the city’s development orientations,especially smart city projects, building a National Financial Centre and developingThu Duc city, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phongemphasised that, besides internal efforts and resources, the city wants toreceive support from international partners to complete the set targets.
Phong highly valued proposals on orientations for developingcooperation between international partners and HCM City in the future,expressing his belief that with thedetermination of the city and the enthusiastic cooperation of internationalpartners, HCM City will develop, deserving the role of the economic driver ofVietnam, and a friendly destination ofinternational friends.
Carel Richter, Dutch Consul General and head of the Consular Corps in HCM City, highlightedthe significance of the meeting, and congratulated HCM City on importantachievements in COVID-19 prevention and socio-economic development, as well asin foreign investment attraction.
He affirmed that the Consular Corps wants and is readyto continue joining hands to contribute to HCM City’sdevelopment, thus further strengthening and developing cooperation relations betweenforeign countries and Vietnam.
The municipal relevant departments and sectors updatedparticipants on the city’s recent socio-ecomomic development, and itsdevelopment plans and projects in the coming time.
Participants discussed issues related to COVID-19prevention, activities to promote cooperation between HCM City and foreignlocalities, investment cooperation projects in basic construction, financesupport for development, development of supporting industries and smart cities, andsustainable development as well./.
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Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (second, left) shakes hands with Carel Richter, Dutch Consul General and head of the Consular Corps in HCM City (Photo: VNA) 
