Ha Noi considers Australia important, potential partner: city leader
Ha Noi takes Australia as an important and potential partner and always pays attention to promoting cooperation with the country, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung told Australian Ambassador to Viet Nam Robyn Mudie on February 15.
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| Overview of the meeting between Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung and Australian Ambassador to Viet Nam Robyn Mudie. (Photo: Hanoimoi.com.vn) |
However, economic cooperation is still modest, with shipments to Australia only accounting for about 2 percent of Ha Noi's exports, and the nation’s direct investment in the city only reaching 500 million USD.
Dung proposed the two sides further promote collaboration, especially in cultural exchanges, tourism, education, smart city building and high-tech agriculture, given that Australia has strengths in capital, management experience, and scientific and technological capacity, while Ha Noi has the potential for quality labour and is a large market with a stable growth rate.
Agreeing that the two sides still have great potential for economic cooperation, Ambassador Robyn Mudie said that this is also a priority of the Australian Government.
According to her, the fields Australian investors are currently interested in can suit Ha Noi's needs, including agriculture, education, energy, services, and the digital economy.
She affirmed that Australia is willing to meet Ha Noi's demand and will always encourage its businesses to provide the city with quality and effective capital.
Appreciating Viet Nam's commitment to climate change at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26), Ambassador Robyn Mudie said that Australia, which is developing many related solutions, can also cooperate with Viet Nam in this field.
Thanking the diplomat for her ideas, the Ha Noi leader expressed his wish that the Ambassador would continue popularizing the image of Viet Nam in general and Ha Noi in particular to Australian friends and the international community.
(Source: VNA)
