HCM City, China’s Guangxi province foster cooperation between people-elected agencies
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Thanh Kien on December 1 hosted a reception for visiting Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress of China Fang Chunming.
At the meeting between Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Thanh Kien and visiting Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress of China Fang Chunming. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the HoChi Minh City People’s Council Pham Thanh Kien on December 1 hosted a receptionfor visiting Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Regional People's Congress of China Fang Chunming.
Kien hailed the significance of Fang’s visit at a time when Vietnam and China are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, saying that it will open up prospects to enhance collaboration between the two localities andpeople-elected agencies.
The official stressed positive results of the friendship and cooperation between HCM City and Chinese localities, and expressed his wish thatFang, in his position, will create conditions for and encourage Guangxi enterprisesand investors to continue running long-term business in the southern metropolis, given the great economic potential of China in general and of Guangxi businesses in particular.
For his part, Fang pointed to potential forcooperation, particularly in economy, between China and Vietnam, as well as betweenHCM City and Guangxi province, and affirmed that Guangxi stands ready to worktogether with the city to boost exchange and cooperation activities, which weresuspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He suggested the municipal People’s Council and theGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress step up the exchange ofdelegations, information and experience, and coordinate in implementingpeople-to-people exchanges, and trade and investment promotion activities. /.
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At the meeting between Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Pham Thanh Kien and visiting Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress of China Fang Chunming. (Photo: VNA) 
