HCM City, India seek broader cooperation
VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.
He said that over the past five decades, despite the volatile and complex global situation, the traditional friendship between the nation and India founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has been carefully nurtured by generations of leaders and people of the two countries, thereby continuously being consolidated and developed.
The official also congratulated the guest on the outcomes of the 18th meeting of the Vietnam-India Joint Committee for Economic, Trade, Science and Technology Cooperation that he co-chaired on October 16 in Hanoi.
He said the southern city has been launching co-operative activities with India and will strive to actively contribute to the early realization of the bilateral trade target of US$20 billion that the joint committee recently approved.
Over the last few years the relationship between the city and India has continuously been strengthened and developed in the fields of trade ties, investment, and people-to-people exchanges, he said, adding that room remains to build ties with Indian partners.
The official expressed his hope that India will continue to facilitate businesses from both sides to seek opportunities and boost co-operation in fields such as trade, tourism, science - technology, and education.
For his part, the Indian Minister said that the two countries are both trying to overcome difficulties and challenges, although they share the desire to promote their relationship whilst ensuring peace and stability in the region.
He hailed Ho Chi Minh City's economic development and its role in enhancing tourism, trade, and investment linkages between the two countries.
Minister Jaishankar went on to thank the southern city for supporting and facilitating the activities of the Indian Consulate General locally, saying he hopes that India and the city will further promote economic, trade, and investment, especially focusing on strengthening the co-operative relationship between both sides’ businesses.
He said that many Indian businesses are keen to learn about and seek collaboration opportunities in fields such as pharmaceuticals and infrastructure construction.
