Vietnam, Algeria’s localities set up twinning ties
Local administrations of Batna province of Algeria and Vietnam’s Dien Bien province agreed to establish a twinning partnership between the two cities on August 28.
Vietnam's Dien Bien province and Algeria’s Batna province set up twinning ties (Photo: VNA)
Algiers (VNA) – Local administrations of Batnaprovince of Algeria and Vietnam’s Dien Bien province agreed⛦ to establish atwinning partnership between the ꦯtwo cities on August 28.
The signing ceremony was held in Batna province in the witness of Provincial Governor Mohamed Benmalek, Vietnamese Ambassador toAlgeria Tran Quoc Khanh, and a delegation from Dien Ben province led by DeputySecretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee Le Thanh Do. Governor Benmalek said this is the first suc agreementbetween the two localities of Algeria and Vietnam. Dien Bien is known by manyAlgerians for the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory, which encouraged the nationalliberation movement of many countries around the world, adding Algerians also havespecial affection for President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap. For his part, Do introduced strengths andpotentials of Dien Bien and emphasised the importance of the freshly signedagreement for cooperation development between the two provinces. He alsoexpressed his hope that the two local administrations will concretise cooperationcontents, and develop practical plans and action plans. He suggestedthe two provinces strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, sports,tourism, and delegation exchange, and organise promotion activities between the twosides. Do also invited the host to visit Dien Bien in 2024 onthe occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory as well as organisea business delegation to seek investment cooperation opportunities in theVietnam’s province./.
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Vietnam's Dien Bien province and Algeria’s Batna province set up twinning ties (Photo: VNA) 
