Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City are willing to support and create the most favourable conditions for enterprises from the Flanders and Brussels regions of Belgium to effectively invest in the city.
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Flanders and Brussels regions of Belgium sign the memorandum of understandingon cooperation (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Authorities of HoChi Minh City are willing to support and create the most favourable conditionsfor enterprises from the Flanders and Brussels regions of Belgium andthose from other localities of Belgium, to effectively invest in the city, amunicipal official has said.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Le Van Khoa made the affirmation at a meeting with Belgian Ambassadorto Vietnam Jehanne Roccas, who led a delegation of businesses from the regionsto seek investment opportunities in Vietnam.
Khoa said he believes the visit will contributeto expanding economic and investment links between HCM City and the Belgianlocalities.
HCM City is calling for investment andcooperation in tourism, flood prevention, waste treatment, public transportdevelopment, clean energy and green growth, he revealed.
Jehanne Roccas said the delegation, whichincludes economic experts and representatives from 27 prestigious companies ofthe regions, is very interested in and put faith in the city’s investmentclimate.
Belgian firms are ready to share theirexperience in issues related to urban development, such as water management,waste treatment, and sustainable urban development, she noted.
Working sessions between the delegation and themunicipal authorities helped promote mutual understanding, laying a foundationfor their cooperation in potential fields such waterway transport development,seaport and climate change adaptation, she said.
The same day, representatives from a number ofdepartments and sectors of HCM City had a working session with the delegation,during which they discussed cooperation orientations in urbaninfrastructure development, waster waste management, and human resources servinggreen urban development.-VNA
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Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and Flanders and Brussels regions of Belgium sign the memorandum of understandingon cooperation (Photo: VNA) 
