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HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee NguyenThanh Phong on June 6 hosted a reception for outgoing Indian Ambassador toVietnam Parvathaneni Harish, who came to bid farewell to the municipal leader.
At the meeting, Phong spoke highly of the Indian diplomat’s contributions toconnecting and boosting the bilateral cooperative ties in economy and culture,as well as enhancing mutual understanding between the two peoples.
Also, he called for Indian enterprises to land investment in the city’s energyand IT sectors, and smart urban area building, saying that the move will helpfurther the Vietnam-India relations and HCM City-India ties in particular.
Parvathaneni Harish, for his part, stressed that many Indian firms have come toHCM City to study and invest in tourism and flood prevention.
Both sides have worked together in the fields of economy, education-trainingand IT, among others, he added.-VNA