At a meeting with Stuart in the city on April 5, Mai said that when COVID-19 is totally controlled, the city hopes that the U.K. speed up the resumption of cooperation programs and projects that the two sides have agreed on.
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An overview of the meeting |
The city also wishes to strengthen its partnership with the U.K. in trade, investment, tourism, personnel training, technology research and transfer, health care and education, he stressed, adding that exchanges between businesses of the two sides should be promoted so as to reach specific joint projects.
In addition, Mai asked for the U.K.’s support and cooperation in building a legal framework for the operation of the city's financial center and introducing U.K. investors to take part in the construction of the center.
He hailed the U.K.’s initiative to organize a global education forum in HCM City, and the British Council's establishment of an international education facility also in the city.
For his part, Stuart congratulated Vietnam and HCM City for successfully putting COVID-19 under control. He said that his visit aims to promote trade ties between the U.K. and Vietnam and the city in particular.
Highlighting the cooperation potential between the two sides, he said that the U.K. hopes to expand collaboration with the city in areas of shared interest such as green traffic development, health care, human resources training, smart city building, and digital transformation.
According to the envoy, the U.K. is particularly interested in education and training cooperation with HCM City as well as the city’s project to build a financial center.
He said the U.K. is willing to support the project through sending its experts to the city, sharing experience in finance-banking, and assisting the process of building and operating the center.
Stuart said he believes that with the positive progress in trade ties between the two countries recently, the partnership between the U.K. and HCM City will continue to thrive in many areas, thus benefiting both sides.
Source: VNA