HCM City hopes for stronger educational ties with Czech Republic
Ho Chi Minh City is interested in enhancing cooperation with the Czech Republic in education and training to have high-quality human resources, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai told officials of the Czech parliament’s lower house on June 8.
The meeting between Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai and a delegation of the the Czech lower house’s Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports on June 8 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is interested inenhancing cooperation with the Czech Republic in education and training to havehigh-quality human resources, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s CouncilPham Duc Hai told officials of the Czech parliament’s lower house on June 8.
Hai was receiving Václav Klaus, head of theCzech lower house’s Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports,who is on a working visit to HCM City.
He stressed that the relations between Vietnamand the Czech Republic were set up in the 1950s and have been developed throughmutual high-ranking visits and agreements signed in trade, investment andeducation.
HCM City hopes the Czech Republic will share itsexperience in building hi-tech infrastructure for a smart city and creating asystem of high-quality universities and colleges. It also wants to step up tieswith Czech localities to share teaching experience, organise arts programmesand boost cultural exchanges, he noted.
Václav Klaus said his committee chose Vietnam asthe destination for its only foreign trip this year, which reflects hiscountry’s willingness to reinforce cooperation with Vietnam and HCM City,especially in education and culture.
Valuing the dynamic development of the southerneconomic hub of Vietnam, he said the Czech Republic plans to re-establish theConsulate General in HCM City and hopes that with its presence, bilateralconnections in politics, economy, trade and investment will be fostered tobring practical benefits to both sides.
During their stay in HCM City, the Czech delegationalso visited some educational establishments and relic sites and the hi-techcentre of the city.-VNA
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Vietnam always attaches importance to developing ties with traditional friends in the central Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic as a priority partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Vojtech Filip during a reception in Hanoi on June 5.
The Czech Republic will continue assisting Vietnam to develop its education, affirmed President of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport under the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus.
Vietnam will work closely with the Czech Republic to further boost economic and trade ties, especially in fields of Vietnam’s demand and the Czech Republic’s strengths, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
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The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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The meeting between Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Duc Hai and a delegation of the the Czech lower house’s Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports on June 8 (Photo: VNA) 
