Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (fourth from left) and Dutch delegates (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Dutch Minister of Infrastructureand Water Management Cora Van Nieuwenhuizen has said that the Netherlands isready to boost all-round ties with Ho Chi Minh City, especially in smart urbandevelopment, high-tech zones, and technology.
She made the statement during a reception hosted by Politburomember and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan onApril 11.
Nieuwenhuizen said the European country holds strengths intechnology and is willing to help Ho Chi Minh City deal with challenges inwater and waste treatment, as well as flood control.
The Netherlands wants to reinforce collaboration ineducation, personnel training, and connectivity between Dutch and Ho Chi MinhCity universities, she added.
Nhan, for his part, said the signing of a memorandum of understanding(MoU) on the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative for sustainableflooding prevention between the municipal authorities and the Netherlands willlay the foundation to launch effective and practical projects in the nearfuture.
Apart from traditional cooperation areas such as flooding controland climate change adaptation or water treatment, both sides hold potential tocoordinate in fields that the Netherlands has strengths in and Ho Chi Minh Cityhas demand for, such as smart urban development, artificial intelligence,high-tech zones, and personnel training, he said.
Earlier the same day, the guest minister met leaders of themunicipal People’s Committee and witnessed the signing of the MoU on PPPinitiatives for sustainable flooding prevention in the city.
Two-way trade between Ho Chi Minh City and the Netherlands hit1.5 billion USD in 2018. The European nation invested in 135 projects worth 1.8billion USD, ranking eighth among 105 countries and territories investing inthe city. –VNA
She made the statement during a reception hosted by Politburomember and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan onApril 11.
Nieuwenhuizen said the European country holds strengths intechnology and is willing to help Ho Chi Minh City deal with challenges inwater and waste treatment, as well as flood control.
The Netherlands wants to reinforce collaboration ineducation, personnel training, and connectivity between Dutch and Ho Chi MinhCity universities, she added.
Nhan, for his part, said the signing of a memorandum of understanding(MoU) on the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative for sustainableflooding prevention between the municipal authorities and the Netherlands willlay the foundation to launch effective and practical projects in the nearfuture.
Apart from traditional cooperation areas such as flooding controland climate change adaptation or water treatment, both sides hold potential tocoordinate in fields that the Netherlands has strengths in and Ho Chi Minh Cityhas demand for, such as smart urban development, artificial intelligence,high-tech zones, and personnel training, he said.
Earlier the same day, the guest minister met leaders of themunicipal People’s Committee and witnessed the signing of the MoU on PPPinitiatives for sustainable flooding prevention in the city.
Two-way trade between Ho Chi Minh City and the Netherlands hit1.5 billion USD in 2018. The European nation invested in 135 projects worth 1.8billion USD, ranking eighth among 105 countries and territories investing inthe city. –VNA
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