Cao Bang Presentation Conference: Destination - Connection and Development
The Cao Bang presentation Conference with the theme Destination - Connection and Development cohosted by the Peoples Committee of Cao Bang province and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took place on 3 October at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The conference
was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Permanent Deputy Secretary
of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council
Trieu Dinh Le; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of
the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh; Members of the Provincial
Party Standing Committee; Heads of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation,
and a number of Departments, sectors and agencies; the province's businesses
and cooperatives; nearly 500 representatives of central ministries, sectors and
agencies, embassies, international organization and non-governmental
organizations, associations and representatives of domestic and foreign
businesses.
Delegates
perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Conference
Addressing
the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said that the
conference aims to promote the image, potential, and strength of Cao Bang to
foreign representative offices in Vietnam as well as international
organizations and foreign businesses, thus attracting more investment in the
province and helping it expand international integration. He also expressed his
belief that Cao Bang, with abundant development potential and the direction of
the provincial leadership, will become the priority choice of international
partners in the upcoming time.
Deputy
Minister Ha Kim Ngoc speaks at the event
The
Deputy Foreign Minister hoped that Cao Bang will continue to actively connect
with external resources to develop the province's socio-economic development in
a sustainable way. He pledged that the ministry will continue to act as a
bridge connecting the localities and businesses of Vietnam and foreign
partners.
Chairman
of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh speaks at the event
Speaking
at the event, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh said
that the advantages and potential of Cao Bang include the border economy,
tourism, and agriculture. However, Cao Bang is still a poor locality with many
difficulties and small-scale production as well as inadequate growth of tourism
and service sectors and modest human resources.
In
order to achieve the goal of making Cao Bang a dynamic, rapidly developing and
sustainable province, the Provincial Party Committee has identified three
strategic breakthroughs for the province in the coming time including development
of sustainable tourism and service, development of smart agriculture and
agriculture towards endemic commodity production associated with processing,
and development of border gate economy.
Delegates
attend the conference
At the
conference, a number presentations were made by leaders of the province, representatives
of businesses, non-governmental organizations, and embassies of some countries
in Vietnam. The participants also discussed province's potential, advantages,
and some key areas and breakthroughs. Other issues such as cooperation in human
resource development, orientation for tourism development while preserving
environmental landscapes and heritages, the development of the Non Nuoc Cao
Bang UNESCO Global Geopark, the development of high-tech agriculture, policies
and solutions to improve the business investment environment, the attraction of
ODA to develop urban and transport infrastructure, conditions for
non-governmental organizations to operate and invest in the province were also
discussed.
The
People’s Committee of Cao Bang signs a memorandum of understanding on
cooperation with KOCHAM
At the
event, the People’s Committee of Cao Bang signed a memorandum of understanding
on cooperation with KOCHAM.
Delegates
pose for a group photo
In his
closing remarks, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Xuan Anh
affirmed that the conference wrapped up successfully and left a good impression
on domestic and international friends. Cao Bang Province wishes to cooperate
and connect with domestic and international organizations and individuals in
conducting surveys, research and investment in Cao Bang, thus contributing to
turning the locality into a destination for investors.