Rotterdam wants to expand cooperation with Vietnamese localities
The Netherlands’ port city of Rotterdam is keen to expand multifaceted cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly Ho Chi Minh City, in planning, building and management of port infrastructure, navigation training, logistics services, and prevention of flood tides and urban inundation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Mayor of Rotterdam port city Ahmed Aboutaleb (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Netherlands’ portcity of Rotterdam is keen to expand multifaceted cooperation with Vietnameselocalities, particularly Ho Chi Minh City, in planning, building and managementof port infrastructure, navigation training, logistics services, and preventionof flood tides and urban inundation.
Mayor of the city Ahmed Aboutaleb made theremarks at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 11, duringwhich he also promised to encourage Rotterdam businesses to invest in Vietnamin the fields of their strengths.
The Mayor said he has visited Vietnam severaltimes and was impressed by the country’s dynamism and development efforts,adding that Rotterdam is willing to support HCM City to cope with climatechange.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly valuedthe support and close coordination between the two cities over the past fewyears in climate change adaptation, and recognised the Mayor’s contributions tothis field.
He stressed that the Vietnamese Government paysgreat attention to boosting comprehensive cooperation with the Netherlands andencourages the two countries’ localities to increase trade and investmentpartnership and exchange management experience in urban planning, wastetreatment and drainage.
The PM asked the Mayor to call on Rotterdambusinesses to increase their presence in Vietnam and hoped the city willsupport the country’s central and Mekong Delta regions to prevent erosions,saltwater intrusion, and sea level rise.
At a meeting with Director of the Staff of the Delta Programme Commissioner Hermen Borst,PM Phuc thanked the Netherlands for supporting Vietnam to implement thestrategic partnership agreements on climate change adaptation, watermanagement, sustainable agriculture and food security in recent years.
He noted that Vietnam is particularly interestedin experience and measures to cope with climate change and hopes theNetherlands to provide more assistance in the field.
The PM also applauded the Netherlands’ DeltaProgramme which was launched in 2010 to prevent flood, ensure water supply foragriculture and industry, and cope with climate change in urban areas.
Hermen Borst said he is ready to share his individualexperience and support Vietnam in water management and climate changeadaptation.
The same day, PM Phuc visited the Rotterdam port– the biggest of its kind in Europe stressing about 40 kilometers. -VNA
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will visit the Netherlands from July 9-11 to reinforce and strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership on climate change adaptation, water management, sustainable agriculture and food security.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and entourage arrived in Amsterdam on late July 8 (local time), commencing a visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
Vietnam will lift restrictions in areas including services, telecommunications, financing and banking among others, and facilitate foreign investors’ engagement, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte reiterated their determination to deepen the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands during their talks in The Hague on July 10.
Vietnam and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement in thte framework of the working visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the Netherlands from July 8-11.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hoped Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) of the Netherlands will step up cooperation with its peers from Vietnam.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Mayor of Rotterdam port city Ahmed Aboutaleb (Photo: VNA)
