Vietnam strengthens multifaceted cooperation with Hungarian localities
Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao paid a working visit to Debrecen – the capital city of Hajdú-Bihar - in late October to boost cooperation between the two countries’ localities, particularly in labour, education and training.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thaopaid a working visit to Debrecen – the capital city of Hajdú-Bihar - in lateOctober to boost cooperation between the two countries’ localities,particularly in labour, education and training.
During her stay, Thao paid courtesy visitsto and had working sessions with the Mayor of Debrecen, leaders of Hajdú-BiharCounty, and representatives of the University of Debrecen, and met Hungarian friendswho love Vietnam, together with nearly 80 Vietnamese students living in thecity.
In these working sessions, Thao affirmedthat the Vietnamese Government and people always remember Hungary’ssupport in the field of human resources training. She agreed with Mayor LászlóPapp’s proposal on collaboration orientation in labour.
The ambassador also thanked the leaders of Hajdú-Biharfor creating favourable conditions forVietnamese citizens; and pledged to support and connect the county with other Vietnameselocalities, such as Tuyen Quang, which also has strengths and potential in hotmineral springs, and continue to promote training cooperation, especially forhigh-quality technical workers.
The Hungarian side expressedtheir hope to enhance cooperation with Vietnamese partners in culture, tourismand labour, and committed to speeding up support activities and technologytransfer for Vietnamese localities.
A representative of the University of Debrecen- Hungary's second largest tertiary educational facility with about 40,000students a year, expressed a desire to promote cooperation with Vietnam throughexpert exchange, adding that the university is ready to provide its scholarshipsto Vietnamese students (besides the number of scholarships according to the twoGovernments’ agreement), especially in its strong fields like agriculture,medicine, pharmacy, and farm produce and food processing. At present, there are221 Vietnamese students learning in the university./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao. (Photo: VNA) 
