At a meeting with local leaders as part of her officialvisit to Vietnam, D'Hose noted that among international visitors to ThuaThien-Hue, Belgians made up a large number.
She also stressed the good friendship between Vietnamand Belgium over the past 50 years, which has created a foundation for them to fostercooperation in the time ahead, covering the settlement of war consequences.
At the reception, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’sCouncil Le Truong Luu briefed his guest on the situation in Thua Thien-Hue, theonly province in Vietnam and Southeast Asia that has five UNESCO-recognised culturalheritages.
The province has cooperated with some Belgianlocalities, he said, adding that the recent Hue Festivals saw the participationof Belgian art troupes whose performances left good impressions on visitors andlocal residents.
The official emphasised that tens of doctors and universitylecturers of Thua Thien-Hue province have studied in Belgium, and expressed his hopethat more Belgian firms will come to explore investment opportunities in theprovince./.