Rome (VNA) – Enhancing exchanges and cooperation with Italianlocalities will be one of the priorities when Vietnam assumes the rotatingChair of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR), said Vietnamese Ambassador to ItalyCao Chinh Thien.

He made the statement during a recent working session between a delegation fromthe ACR and the authority of eastern Marche Region.

On behalf of the ambassadors of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmarand Thailand, Thien introduced ASEAN and its business and investmentopportunities to President of Marche Luca Ceriscioli.

Meanwhile, the Marche leader said that ASEAN and Marche Region have hugecollaboration potential in trade, investment, port, training, and culturalexchange.

The two sides will promote information exchange to flesh out cooperationprojects.

Also, the ACR delegation met with officials of the Ancora trade office,exchanged information at Marche Polytechnic University, and visited regionalcraft villages.

Visits to localities are a practical move to promote images and cooperationbetween the bloc and its member countries and Italy. This will enable the ASEANnations to study and set up suitable cooperation channels with Italian localitiesfor benefits of each side.

The ACR plans to tour Pescara city in Abruzzo region in June. - VNA