At the meeting (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Leaders from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the HungarianConsul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Szojka Éva Szilvia, haveexpressed their hope for stronger cooperation in high-tech agriculture, healthcare,and education.
At a reception for the Hungarian delegation on December 15, Nguyen ThucHien, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said Can Tho hascreated optimal conditions for foreign enterprises to study the market and dobusiness, particularly in infrastructure construction, waste treatment,education, and high-tech agriculture.
It has carried out multiple activities aimed at tightening itsfriendship with Hungary in culture and trade, he added, highlighting the CanTho Oncology Hospital, costing 1.72 trillion VND (over 70 million EUR) andincluding official development assistance (ODA) from Hungary of more than 1.39trillion VND.
Hien also called on the Consul General to act as a bridge to boostbilateral cooperation in education and high-tech agriculture.
Szilvia said the Vietnam-Hungary relationship was advanced to acomprehensive partnership in 2008, creating momentum for the two countries tosign other important cooperative agreements in the future.
High-tech and smart urban area building are strengths of Hungary, and itsGovernment stands ready to help Can Tho in human resources training and seekingpartners when there are specific programmes and projects, she said.
In education cooperation, the diplomat said the Hungarian Consulate General wouldsend officials to schools in Can Tho early in the new year, if the locality isinterested, to introduce the Hungarian Government’s scholarships to Vietnamesestudents./.
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