HCMC, Lyon City boost cooperation
(VOV) -A French delegation led by Deputy Mayor of Lyon Gilles Buna visited Ho Chi Minh City on September 20 to promote inter-locality relations with the Vietnamese metropolis.
At a reception for the French guests the same day, HCM City People’s Committee Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Hong highlighted the effectiveness of the recent cooperation between HCM City and Lyon, especially in the fields of historic and cultural relic preservation.
She expressed hopes Lyon will continue to support and work with HCM City in lighting systems design, urban management, and environmental protection.
Gilles Buna concurred with Hong’s positive assessments of the two cities’ existing relationship and voiced a desire to expand cultural and economic cooperation.
HCM City announced it will inaugurate its Post Office’s new lighting system designed by Lyon on September 22.
The lighting works are part of celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.