Hanoi (VNA) - Authorities of Ho ChiMinh City will do their best to accelerate projects funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a municipal official has said.
Speaking at a meeting with Yasushi Tanaka, Vice Chairman ofJICA in HCM City on June 27, Secretary of the municipalParty Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan thanked JICA for its support for projects inVietnam and HCM City in particular.
He said JICA’s assistance contributes to promoting cooperation between Vietnamand Japan.
For projects in HCM City,including those on water environment improvement and constructionof Metro Line No. 1, municipal authorities will workhard to hasten the progress of the projects, he noted.
The same day, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong receivedApirat Sugondhabhirom, newly-appointed Consul General of Thailand in HCM City,during which the host spoke highly of the flourishing friendship between thetwo countries.
Thailand has so far run 196 investment projects in HCM City with totalregistered capital of 410 million USD.-VND