Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of theHanoi People’s Committee led by its Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung paid workingvisits to Israel and the UK from November 4-13 to seek ways to enhancecooperation between the Vietnamese capital and the two countries’ cities,partners and businesses.

During their trip to Israel, the delegation hada meeting with Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.

The two sides shared experience and discussedthe possibility of cooperation in the fields of startup, innovation andtechnology for smart city building.

Huldai said the Tel Aviv administration is readyto work with Hanoi and other Vietnamese localities to share experience in smartcity building, investment, trade, tourism, urban management, technologytransfer, agriculture and hi-tech healthcare, thus helping to bolster relationsbetween the two cities, as well as between the two countries.

Meeting with Chairman of the Federation of LocalAuthorities of Israel Haim Bibas, Chung mentioned difficulties and challengesfacing Hanoi during its development process, expressing his hope that throughmeetings with officials of Tel Aviv and other cities of Israel, the two sideswill step up experience sharing and cooperation in the fields the Western Asiannation has strength in.

The Hanoi delegation also had meetings withleaders of the Simbionix company, the Rabin Medical Centre and its BelisonHospital, and the Insightec company to promote cooperation in health care.

They met with Chairman of the Board of BlenheimProperties Group Ltd Igal Ahouvi to boost the implementation of the firm’sproject in Hanoi and the partnerships in smart city building, residential areabuilding and IT development in the Vietnamese city.

Besides, the visiting officials also had aworking session with the Clariter clean-tech company to boost ties in wastetreatment.

During the trip to the UK from November 9-11,Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung had a working sessionwith President of Pacific Land group Patrick McKillen in London.

He announced that Hanoi’s authorities haveaccelerated the handling of procedures relevant to the group’s hotel complex inBa Dinh district and biotech park Habotec in Bac Tu Liem district. 

Chung asked the firm to speed up its projects,attract British investment to the biotech park, and assist Hanoi to organiseinvestment promotion activities in the UK and the US. He also suggested itconsider investing in a shopping centre in the city.

For his part, McKillen voiced his belief in thesuccess of his group’s projects in Hanoi. He pledged to continue assisting thecity to organise investment promotion conferences in the UK and the US in theyears to come.

Meeting with executives of Chivas Brothers, awhisky business of Pernod Ricard Group, Chung suggested the company tocooperate with Vietnamese enterprises to carry out a liquor production project,develop the supporting industry, and help improve the added value of wines andspirits in Vietnam./.