Lam Dong seeks stronger partnership with Belgian businesses, localities
A delegation from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Tran Duc Quan has paid a visit to Belgium to seek stronger partnership with businesses and localities in the European country.
At the working session with Lam Dong delegation and leaders of East Flanders province (Photo: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) – A delegation from the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong led by Secretary of the provincial Party Committee TranDuc Quan has paid a visit to Belgium to seek stronger partnership withbusinesses and localities in the European country.
On October 20, the delegation had a meeting withrepresentatives of Delahaut, a company specialising in coffee, and flowercompany Deroose Plants. The firms showed interest in cooperationopportunities in Vietnam and Lam Dong in particular.
The same day in Gent city, the delegation had a workingsession with Governor of East Flanders province Carina Van Cauter whointroduced strengths of the locality in sea port and tertiary training.Currently, Gent is focusing on boosting circular economy, sustainabledevelopment and smart city, she said.
For his part, Quan briefed the host on Lam Dong’s advantages in high-techagriculture and tourism thanks to its favourable weather conditions.Highlighting the province’s orientations to combine agriculture and tourism, heasked for support from East Flanders in developing green and circularagriculture and health care.
Speaking to Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Brussels, Vice Chairman ofLam Dong People’s Committee Dang Chi Dung said that East Flanders and Lam Dongshared many similarities and cooperation potential, especially in flowerfarming, scientific research and environmental-friendly agriculture.
The delegation’s visit to the locality aims to promotecollaboration between the two localities after two years of COVID-19, and seekpartnership with local businesses in the field of coffee and flower farming.
On October 21, the delegation is scheduled to visit a number of establishments producing saplings, vegetable and flower and ornamental plants in EastFlanders, a major flower, vegetable and beef supplier of Belgium.
Since Lam Dong and East Flanders set up their partnership in2000, the two sides have conducted various projects that benefit both sides. EastFlanders has supported Lam Dong by sending many officials to the province andprovide funding in agriculture to the locality./.
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At the working session with Lam Dong delegation and leaders of East Flanders province (Photo: VNA) 
