Authority of Ho Chi Minh City is always willing to create favorable conditions for Belgian firms in general, and those from East Flanders in particular, to invest into the city, especially in high-tech agriculture and biotechnology, a municipal official has said.
Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (C) and Governor of Belgium’s East Flanders province Jan Briers (the second from the left ) (Source: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) – Authority of Ho Chi Minh City is always willing tocreate favorable conditions for Belgian firms in general, and those from EastFlanders in particular, to invest into the city, especially in high-techagriculture and biotechnology, a municipal official has said.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made thestatement at a meeting with visiting Governor of Belgium’s East Flandersprovince Jan Briers on March 10.
While briefing the guest on the city’s recent development, Phong affirmed theexchange of visits of the two localities’ officials has contributed to strengtheningthe Vietnam-Belgium relationship and links between HCM City and East Flandersin particular.
He suggested East Flanders officials facilitate HCM City firms’ operation inthe Belgian locality, helping them connect with more local enterprises in thecoming time.
Hesaid he looks forward to stronger cooperation between East Flanders and otherBelgian localities with the Vietnamese locality, thus increasing two-way tradevalue as well as the number of investment projects in HCM City.
For his part, Jan Briers said East Flanders’s authority always maintains closerelations with HCM City, adding that the win-win cooperation between the twolocalities is positive.
He affirmed that his visit to HCM City demonstrates East Flanders’s confirmationto promote cooperation programmes between the two localities, bringing intereststo both sides.
He expressed his hope that the two sides will work to jointly organise tradeand investment promotion activities, aiming to bolstering links across fields.-VNA
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Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (C) and Governor of Belgium’s East Flanders province Jan Briers (the second from the left ) (Source: VNA) 
