Hai Phong People's Committee Chairman holds talks with Palestinian delegation
Chairman of the Hai Phong People's Committee Do Thanh Trung has shared the city's experience in mobilizing resources, developing infrastructure, applying technology… with a Palestinian delegation.
Do Thanh Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee and Chairman of the City People's Committee, received and held a working session with a delegation of officials from Palestinian ministries and agencies, led by Laila Khaled Farid Eghreib, Deputy Minister of Industry of Palestine, on November 11.
Welcoming the delegation to Hai Phong, Chairman Do Thanh Trung emphasized the longstanding traditional friendship between Vietnam and Palestine. Ties between the two countries have been maintained and developed ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1988.
Briefing the delegation on the city's potential, advantages and socio-economic development, the chairman said Hai Phong is a major seaport city and a gateway to the sea of the northern region of Vietnam, as well as an industrial center, a major transport hub and an important growth pole in the Northern Key Economic Region.
Deputy Minister of Industry of Palestine Laila Khaled Farid Eghreib expressed her appreciation for the traditional friendship between the two countries and spoke highly of Hai Phong's development achievements and its willingness to share experience and support cooperation.
The delegation expressed its interest in learning from Hai Phong's experience in planning, developing seaport infrastructure and logistics, and building and managing industrial parks, particularly the management model at the local government level.
It also sought to exchange experience in improving mechanisms and policies to attract investment, applying science, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), promoting research and development, and protecting the environment in industrial activities.
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During the meeting, the two sides focused on exchanging experience in mobilizing resources for strategic infrastructure development, particularly mechanisms for combining State budget funds, official development assistance (ODA) and private investment, as well as attracting businesses to participate in the development of seaports, industrial parks, transport and logistics.
Chairman Do Thanh Trung and Deputy Minister Laila Khaled Farid Eghreib expressed their hope that the visit would create opportunities to strengthen connections and exchanges between the two sides, paving the way for specific cooperation programs and joint projects in industry, seaports, logistics and investment.
As part of the program, the Palestinian delegation visited Tan Cang Hai Phong International Container Terminal that afternoon to learn about experience in mobilizing investment resources, developing seaport infrastructure, organizing port operations and connecting multimodal transport.
HOANG BIEN – TRUNG KIEN