Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh (6th, left) and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink (5th, left) at the reception (Photo:hanoimoi.com.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Secretary of the PartyCommittee of Hanoi and Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on March 19 received US Ambassador toVietnam Daniel Kritenbrink.
During the meeting, Anh highlighted the Vietnam – US relationship, andexpressed his joy at the flourishing relations between Hanoi and US localities.
For his part, Kritenbrink affirmed that the USpledges to become a close partner with Vietnam, as well as cooperate with Hanoiin many fields.
He informed that the US’s Peace Corpsprogramme in Vietnam will be implemented in the time to come.
The same day, the Hanoi leader also hosted a reception for Ambassador of the Republicof Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan, duringwhich the two sides discussed how to promote the bilateral cooperation.
The RoK diplomat proposed organizing a dialogue between the municipal authoritiesand RoK enterprises to seek measures for further fostering cooperation.
Agreeing with the proposal, Anh said he hopes the ambassador will givehis support for creating links between the two sides’ enterprises and for the sharingof experience and transfer of technologies in the areas that Hanoi isinterested in such as urban transport, environmental protection and waterresources management.
The Hanoi leader appreciated the RoK’s support for Hanoi inbuilding smart cities, and assigned relevant agencies to continue coordinating withthe RoK side in the field in the time to come.
Hanoi will focus on accelerating administrative reform, removing difficulties,and creating favourable conditions for foreign enteprises, including those fromthe RoK, to expand invest in the capital city, he said./.
VNA
