On Mekong river (Photo: MRC) Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam is ready to cultivate mutuallybeneficial ties between Belgium’s Flanders and Mekong region, said VietnameseAmbassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao.
Addressing a forum on the Mekong RiverCommission recently held at the Flemmish Parliament in Brussels, Thao suggestedthat Flanders-Mekong cooperation should focus on cross-border water managementand hi-tech agriculture in adaptation to climate change, given the challenges facing the Mekong region such as climate change impacts, floods, droughts, rising sea level, and saltwater intrusion.
He proposed enhancing experience sharing,workforce training and transfer of technology such as smart cold warehouse inservice of farm produce export, wind power, water-by-wind, logistics centre and riverwaytransport infrastructure.
Delegates at the event discussed ways to boost bilateralcoordination in water management and seek solutions to common challengesrelated to climate change, drought, flooding and transportation. A number ofFlemish technological solution providers also expressed their interest in business opportunities in the Mekong region.
At the 27th meeting of the MRCCouncil held in November 2020, Flanders officially became a development partnerof the MRC and signed a cooperation agreement worth 1.07 million USD for the2021-2025 period./.
