Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Hung (R) presents a souvenir to Vice Mayor of Edessa Anastasios Diou (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi wants to increaseexchanges and cooperation with cities and provinces of countries around theworld, including Edessa city of Greece, said a local official.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen The Hung expressed the wish at a reception in Hanoi on April12 for Vice Mayor of Edessa Anastasios Diou.
Hung said a lot of Greek businesses have investedin different fields in Vietnam, including tourism. In 2017 alone, Hanoiwelcomed about 3,000 Greek visitors, he said.
With a population of nearly 10 million and areaof over 3,000 square kilometers, Hanoi is potential market for both domestic andforeign enterprises, he said, adding that Hanoi is looking forward to greetinga delegation of Greek businesses to invest in the city.
Hung hoped thta the exchanges and connectivitybetween Hanoi and Edessa will contribute to lifting the Vietnam-Greece friendshipto a new height.
For his part, Diou said this is the first time adelegation of high-ranking officials from Edessa city has visited and had aworking session with a city of Vietnam. The visit aims to explore local culture and history, andboost cooperation in tourism between localities, especially with Hanoi andcentral Nghe An province.
He expressed his belief that after the workingvisit to Hanoi, the relations between the two cities will see new progress.
Leaders of Edessa city will actively urge Greekbusinesses to pour investments into Hanoi as well as other Vietnamese citiesand provinces, he affirmed.-VNA
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