HCM City, Austria look to expand cooperation in green development
Ho Chi Minh City and the Austrian state of Styria have significant room to expand their cooperation in areas such as renewable energy development, green transport, and digital transformation, stated Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee.
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| Ho Chi Minh City and Austria look to expand cooperation in green development: Meeting between Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Vo Van Hoan and Regional Minister for Economy, Tourism, Europe, Science and Research at the State Government of Styria Barbara Eibinger-Miedl on October 19, 2022. |
Vice Chairman Hoan made the statement while meeting Barbara Eibinger-Miedl, Regional Minister for Economy, Tourism, Europe, Science and Research at the State Government of Styria in the city on October 19.
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| Barbara Eibinger-Miedl , Regional Minister for Economy, Tourism, Europe, Science and Research at the State Government of Styria at the meeting (Photo: VNA) |
The official noted the southern metropolis wishes to apply the knowledge of developing the circular and green economies to meet urgent social requirements.
Local authorities welcome and are willing to create favourable conditions for enterprises from Styria to study the market and invest in the city, particularly in a hi-tech industrial park that is about to open, he said.
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| Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Vo Van Hoan had a discussion with Minister the State Government of Styria Barbara Eibinger-Miedl. (Photo: VNA) |
In response, Eibinger-Miedl affirmed that Styria wishes to promote bilateral engagements with Ho Chi Minh City in areas of mutual interest such as the development of green technology, smart cities, and the circular economy.
It is also necessary to boost coordination to turn the sides’ cooperation potential into specific projects in the future, she added.
At the meeting, representatives of HCM City and the Austrian state exchanged ideas and measures to foster bilateral collaboration in green urban construction, waste treatment technology transformation, and circular economy development in the use of water and waste treatment.
(Source: VNA)
