HCM City wants to tighten links with Japan’s Iwate prefecture
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen ThanhPhong renewed his city’s wish to intensify cooperation with Japan’s Iwate prefecture while meeting with its Governor Takuya Tasso on January 11.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh CityPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong renewed his city’s wish to intensifycooperation with Japan’s Iwate prefecture while meeting with its GovernorTakuya Tasso on January 11.
Phong said Vietnam and Japan boast manysimilarities and huge potential that can help them support each other duringthe course of development. They are also favourable conditions for the countries,and for HCM City and Iwate in particular, to enhance win-win cooperation.
He told his guest that their localities shouldbuild effective cooperation programmes, particularly in the fields of Iwata’sstrength such as agriculture, manufacturing technology and tourism. They shouldstep up tourism and trade promotion so as to bring typical products to eachother’s markets.
Meanwhile, Takuya Tasso said he is impressed by thedynamic development of Vietnam and HCM City, adding that relations betweenVietnamese and Japanese localities, including Iwate and HCM City, need to bestrengthened, thereby contributing to the countries’ connections.
Introducing his prefecture’s potential andadvantages, he said his delegation visits HCM City this time to increase theeffectiveness of their businesses’ partnership, especially in tourism and theproduction and trade of agricultural products.
On this occasion, Iwate is working with HCMCity’s relevant agencies to organise many programmes to popularise its imageand agricultural and aquatic products.-VNA
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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (Photo: VNA) 
