Scene at the meeting (Photo: hochiminhcity.gov.vn)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City welcomes foreign businesses, including thosefrom Ukraine, to engage in the city’s urban building and development, said a municipalofficial.
At a reception for visiting Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure ViktorDovgan on April 26, Permanent Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee LeThanh Liem expressed his wish to step up collaboration with Ukrainianscientists and businesses in areas such as infrastructure building, informationtechnology and environmental pollution treatment.
He stressed the visit by Viktor Dovgan will create good opportunities for HCMCity and Ukraine to further enhance their cooperation in the time ahead.
For his part, the Ukrainian guest said that HCM City and his country hold greatpotential for stronger connections in various fields, especially economy, tradeand investment.
Ukraine wishes to strengthen cooperation with HCM City, particularly in areasof shared concern such as wharf and metro system construction, and opening ofdirect air routes between the two sides.
Two-way trade between HCM City and Ukraine reached 40 million USD in 2017. TheEuropean country now has six projects in Vietnam’s southern city with a total investmentcapital of 17 million USD.-VNA
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