Chairman of municipal People’s Committee Le Quang Manh (R) and US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Mary Tarnowka (Source: VNA) CanTho (VNA) - The US wants to expand cooperation with the Mekong Delta cityof Can Tho in agriculture, towards facilitating exports from the hub inparticular and other Mekong Delta localities to the US.
US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Mary Tarnowka stated this at a meeting onJune 19 with representatives from the municipal People’s Committee, duringwhich she spoke highly potential and advantages of Can Tho.
Can Tho is a key development centre of the region with its strength in export,especially rice and catfish which are popular in the US market.
Tarnowka said her office will actively support Can Tho as well as other MekongDelta localities in connecting with her country’s national programme onsustainable agriculture development.
Joining the programme, enterprises from the Mekong Delta will have theopportunity to cultivate and develop agricultural products right in the US, andthe two sides’ enterprises will have the opportunity to share and learnexperiences and techniques to apply to their agricultural productionactivities.
Regarding health care cooperation, the US Embassy in Vietnam will propose tothe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen the organizationof missions from hospitals, research centres and prestigious medical universitiesof the US to Vietnam for working and sharing professional experience at Can ThoCity's hospitals and medical facilities.
In the field of education and training, the US proposed Can Tho to sendstudents and researchers to US prestigious educational institutions fortraining, while receiving students, lecturers from the US to learn, researchand teach at universities, vocational schools and research centres in Can Thoand the region.
Tarnowka affirmed that her office is willing to support and share experiencesin building a smart urban development project for Can Tho, saying that theMekong Delta city should take smart urban development as the foundation forsocio-economic development.
The US side also suggested cooperation with Can Tho in implementing clean airprojects, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing drainage and wastewatertreatment to increase the city's resilience to influence of climate change.
For his part, Chairman of municipal People’s Committee Le Quang Manh agreedwith plans and proposals of the US official, affirming cooperation with theAmerican country is one of the focuses in investment attraction strategy andsustainable development of Can Tho and the Mekong Delta region in general.
He pledged to improve its investment and business environment and apply mechanismsto create the most favourable conditions for US partners.
Manhhoped the US Consulate General will assist Can Tho to regularly meet with USinvestors, thus further promoting its potential, strength and internationalcooperation.-VNA
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