Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Doan Toan (R) receives Governor of Belgium’s Antwerp province Cathy Berx. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee NguyenDoan Toan on November 11 hosted a reception for Governor of Belgium’s Antwerpprovince Cathy Berx, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Informing his guest of the capital city’s socio-economic development in recentyears, Toan highlighted that Hanoi has become a leading destination in thecountry for foreign investors.
However, the city is facing many challenges from the urbanisation process suchas traffic congestion and environmental pollution, he said, adding the citywill continue calling for foreign investment in waste treatment andinfrastructure development.
He also said the city wants to learn from Antwerp’s experience in buildingsmart urban areas.
On the occasion, he expressed his hope that the Antwerp Governor will helppromote Hanoi to the Belgian people, and encourage the Belgian businesscommunity to study the investment climate and set up partnerships with theVietnamese side.
Berx, for her part, affirmed the efforts being made to boost cooperative tiesbetween the two localities, especially in fields of the Belgian province’sstrengths like urban area development and education.
She said Vietnam is taking ASEAN Chair in 2020, and this is a valuableopportunity to promote investment collaboration between Belgium and Vietnam, aswell as ASEAN as a whole./.
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