HCM City, Belgian province bolster agricultural partnership
Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam and East Flanders province of Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agricultural cooperation for the 2016-2020 period.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City ofVietnam and East Flanders province of Belgium have signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) on agricultural cooperation for the 2016-2020 period.
Speaking at the signing ceremony in HCM City onDecember 5, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem saidthe MoU demonstrates the two localities’ wish to enhance their economic andtrade collaboration.
The document will lay a foundation for bilateralcooperative ties in agriculture and other fields in the future, he added.
For his part, Vice Governor of the East Flandersprovince Geevt Versnick said the Belgian province has conducted numerouscooperation activities between Vietnam and Belgium.
The province is also carrying out effectivelyscientific and agricultural projects in Vietnam, he noted.
The Vice Governor highly valued HCM City’sefforts in developing hi-tech agriculture, which is expected to create enormousopportunities for cooperation with the Belgian province in the coming time.
Under the MoU, the two sides will cooperate in personnel training and techniquetransfer, especially in creating high-quality beef and crop varieties,post-harvest processing and packaging farm produce.
The Belgian province will also help HCM City topromote agricultural products in EU markets, including Belgium./.
Vietnam appreciated multi-faceted cooperation with Belgium, particularly in economics, trade, investment, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.
Cooperation in agricultural education between Vietnam and Belgium has helped improve the capacity of Vietnamese agriculture lecturers, heard a recent event in the Belgian city of Gembloux.
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At the signing ceremony (Source: VNA) 
