Can Tho (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of theCan Tho People’s Committee Vo Thi Hong Anh and Mozambique Ambassador to VietnamGamiliel S. J. Munguambe discussed the expansion of cooperation in multiplefields between Mozambique and the Mekong Delta city during their workingsession on March 5.

Munguambe said he wants to further promote thefriendly relations and cooperation between Mozambique and Vietnam, especiallyCan Tho, in various fields, including agriculture, seafood, and human resourcestraining.

He said Mozambique’s economy depends heavily onagriculture. As an economic centre of the Mekong Delta that shares a lot ofsimilarities with Mozambique in weather and the common interest in agriculturalproduction, Can Tho will be the most appropriate partner for Mozambique tolearn experience from in producing and processing rice and other farm produce.Can Tho also offers cooperation opportunities in agricultural human resourcestraining.

Mozambique highly appreciated the efficiency andwidespread application of high-tech agricultural models in Can Tho in recentyears, he said, adding that the country wants to gain further knowledge in thisfield.

He hoped Can Tho will serve as a bridge tosupport Mozambique in connecting with other agriculture power nations in Asiasuch as Japan, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea.

In the field of education, Munguambe shared thatafter signing the protocol on cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry ofEducation and Training and Mozambique’s Ministry of Education in 2014, only some30 Mozambican students have come to study in Vietnam and all of them attendedcourses at the National University of Agriculture in Hanoi.

Therefore, in the time ahead, Mozambique wantsto tap the bilateral cooperation potential in education and training byincreasing the number of its students to Vietnam, focusing on agriculturefacilities in the southern region, especially universities in Can Tho, thediplomat said.

He asked municipal authorities to consider expandingtrade and investment ties with Mozambique, and setting up twin ties between thecities of Moatize and Can Tho. 

Since 2015, the Mozambique government hasdesignated Moatize as a special economic zone for businesses operating in thefield of agriculture, he said, adding that the city needs Vietnam’s assistanceand cooperation to develop high-tech agricultural models.

Anh said agriculture is Can Tho’s principalstrength and it has been developing rapidly in recent years thanks to theapplication of high technologies, adding that the city exports over 1 billionUSD worth of agricultural and aquatic products on an annual basis.

The city is willing to share useful experiencein production and processing with Mozambique in this field, she added.

In the time to come, Can Tho will organiseworking trips to Mozambique to discuss specific details of bilateral cooperationin agriculture and cooperation programmes with universities in Mozambique, sheunveiled. –VNA