Also in attendance were Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Van Danh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC) and leaders of departments, committees and branches.
At the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi welcomed the visit and work of the Daejeon City Council Delegation. At the same time, he highly appreciated the activities of Korean enterprises in Binh Duong, actively contributing to socio-economic development, towards building Binh Duong Smart City in the future.
General Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi receives Mr. Lee Sang Rae - Chairman of Daejeon City Council
The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee wished that Korean enterprises will continue to explore the investment environment in Binh Duong, especially in high-tech applications; at the same time have extensive cultural exchange activities to strengthen the good relationship of Binh Duong province - Daejeon City in particular and the two countries Vietnam - Korea in general.
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Loi (right cover) presents a souvenir to Mr. Lee Sang Rae - Chairman of Daejeon City Council
Mr. Lee Sang Rae - Chairman of Daejeon City Council thanked Binh Duong province's leaders for supporting Korean enterprises to operate effectively during the past time. He affirmed that, with his position and duties, he will try his best to cultivate a better and stronger relationship between the two sides.
Delegates take a souvenir photo
* In the afternoon of the same day, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council also had a meeting and worked with the Daejeon City Council Delegation.
Attending were Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Loc - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Head of Commission for Mass Mobilization of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and leaders of the Provincial People's Council, the PPC and departments, committees and branches.
Overview of the meeting
At the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council shared that after 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations, the Vietnam - Korea cooperation relationship in many fields has made great progress, bringing mutual benefits to both countries. Right from 2005, Binh Duong province and Daejeon City signed a friendship cooperation agreement; Binh Duong Provincial People's Council and Daejeon City Council officially signed a memorandum of understanding on exchange and cooperation relations since 2006. Thereby, the two localities have implemented many activities to exchange high-level delegations and cooperate in various fields, especially in the field of election; thereby tightening the relationship between Binh Duong province and Daejeon city, and actively contributing to the socio-economic development of each locality.
Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council speaks at the meeting
Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong informed that in 2022, Binh Duong province's socio-economic situation continued to prosper and achieved many positive and comprehensive results in all fields, especially attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The province is currently ranked 2nd in the country after Ho Chi Minh City in attracting FDI. Korea is the 5th country among 65 countries and territories investing in Binh Duong with 760 projects, total investment capital is 3.3 billion USD.
Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao (right cover) – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presents a souvenir to Mr. Lee Sang Rae - Chairman of Daejeon City Council
At the meeting, leaders of Binh Duong province and Daejeon city openly discussed about the strong cooperation relationship in the field of culture and development investment.
Binh Duong Provincial People's Council and Daejeon City Council signs a memorandum of understanding on strengthening friendly cooperation
On this occasion, Binh Duong Provincial People's Council and Daejeon City Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening friendly cooperation. Accordingly, the two sides will strive to build a strategic cooperative relationship between local governments, the private sector and citizen groups based on mutual respect and trust; regularly share information and experiences in activities of elected bodies; jointly send delegations to attend festivals, sports and cultural events in the two regions and actively promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, education and tourism. At the same time, actively cooperating to create opportunities in economic and trade development, science and technology fields for mutual benefit.
Reported by Doan Trang- Translated by Thanh Tam