Hanoi (VNA) - The DPRK-USA Hanoi SummitVietnam is an international event that has drawn much attention from notonly local people but also foreigners.

Among those down on the streetsto welcome DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un who has arrived in Hanoi on February 26morning, there are many foreigners who are highly interested in the event aswell as Vietnam.

“Well Ithink this is a very important event, politically, so everybody in the world isgonna watch it,” said Jack Russel, a Slovenian holding a camerawaiting for the entourage of DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un crossing the streetsleading to Melia Hanoi Hotel.

Russel, who has worked in Vietnamfor four years, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s reporter that Vietnam has become opener for foreign businessesand tourists, making it an ideal place for the summit.

Song Jin-ju, a Korean student, andher friends decided to come to Vietnam for a four-day holiday. She said she islucky to be in Hanoi during the days when the summit takes place.

“My friends and I decide totravel to Vietnam because of good prices. Luckily, we are here at this time. TheKorean people in my country are highly interested in this event,” said Song.

Meanwhile, Austrian Ambassador toVietnam Thomas Schuller Gotzburg held that the event is a good chance forVietnam to raise its reputation on the world stage.

“It’s good for Vietnam and Hanoiespecially because media attention has already focused on Hanoi. Both sides puttrust in the Government of Vietnam that they can organise the summit,” the ambassadortold the VNA reporter.

The diplomat said Hanoi inparticular and Vietnam in general have organised many big international events,creating good chances for tourism development.

“Many people know that Hanoi canmake big events. Next year you have F1 race in Hanoi. The more often you putHanoi, Vietnam in international media landscape, the more tourists will come,”he said.

Working in Vietnam for 16 months,the ambassador is impressed by hospitable and friendly Vietnamese people. Healso said the summit provides a good opportunity for Vietnam for attractingforeign investment.

“Investors would find that thisis the place they can go. This country can host important events. It’s verysafe and secured,” he said.

The DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam is scheduledto take place on February 27-28. Theevent has attracted much attention from the world as it directly related topeace building in the region and there have been positive signals in thenegotiation process since the first summit in Singapore in June 2018.-VNA