Da Nang wishes to resume direct flights to Cambodia
VOV.VN - Da Nang expects direct flights linking Vietnam’s central city and Cambodia will be re-launched soon to help promote trade, investment and tourism cooperation between the two sides.
Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, deputy secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee, was speaking at a reception for Men Som An, member of the Cambodian Senate, on December 26.
Da Nang and Siem Reap had launched a direct air route before COVID-19 broke out, contributing greatly to trade-tourism cooperation between the two sides, said Triet.
Now with COVID-19 bought under control, Da Nang wishes to resume the air links with support of the Cambodian Senate as well the Cambodian Embassy in Hanoi, he noted.
According to the official, Da Nang has so far resumed flights to seven destinations worldwide.
Triet also briefed his guest on the city’s major development achievements in 2022, saying Da Nang has secured a 14% economic growth and has attracted 843 investment projects from more than 40 countries and territories worldwide. The city has established relations with 47 localities of 22 countries and territories, with 103 cooperation agreements inked.
Da Nang has established relations with Battambang since 2012. The two sides have conducted visit exchanges and implemented a range of cooperation programmes.
Men Som An w elcomed Triet’s proposal, saying the resumption of the direct flight between the two sides would increase tourism cooperation because Cambodians prefer traveling to Da Nang.
She took the occasion to thank Vietnamese experts and soldiers for assisting Cambodia to overcome the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime and rebuild the country in the past.