Nghe An enterprises invest 200 million USD in Laos

(Baonghean.vn) - This is the information given by the leaders of Nghe An province during the meeting between the Provincial People's Committee andThe working delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hung - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Laos on the afternoon of December 8.

Attending the meeting were comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of leaders of a number of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

Overview of the work.

In 2016, Nghe An province's foreign affairs activities achieved many remarkable results, contributing to socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security. International cooperation activities continued to be promoted and were effective in both breadth and depth.

The province focused on closely directing investment mobilization and promotion, signed 12 international agreements, attracted 7 FDI projects with a total investment of 28.48 million USD; 4 new ODA projects were approved with a total investment of 399.28 billion VND.

Notably, in the recent period, Nghe An has maintained and developed the friendly, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation relationship with the provinces of Laos, reaping many good achievements in the fields of activities such as: development support; investment cooperation, production and business of Nghe An enterprises in Laos; support for human resource training for neighboring provinces; coordination in collecting martyrs' remains...

Groundbreaking ceremony of Xieng Khouang Provincial Friendship Hospital sponsored by Nghe An province. Photo: Internet

In the coming year, the province will set out specific goals and plans to further promote international cooperation with potential partners. Specifically, Nghe An will coordinate to organize the inauguration ceremony of the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Ulianov province, Russia, then combine to promote investment, trade, and tourism in Moscow (Russia); research connections, contact investment promotion organizations in Australia...

In addition, together with the Hemaraj industrial park infrastructure investor, which is implementing a large-scale project in the province, Nghe An will organize investment promotion in Thailand, in parallel with continuing promotion activities in Korea and Japan, which have achieved many successes in recent times.

“Nghe An hopes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will create favorable conditions for it to host a number of international diplomatic activities, such as the diplomatic event that the province was honored to host,” Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Le Ngoc Hoa proposed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation, saying that through this, Nghe An will have the opportunity to establish relations with many localities and countries, promoting foreign affairs.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa stated a number of goals and orientations in foreign affairs and investment promotion of Nghe An in 2017.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hung congratulated Nghe An on its positive results in foreign affairs in recent times, highly appreciating the available potential and advantages for Nghe An to strengthen international cooperation and attract investment from outside.

He said that Nghe An is on the right track when targeting partners with good potential and high scientific and technological level such as Korea, Japan, Israel... "However, Nghe An's scope of partners is still narrow, it is necessary to focus on expanding and diversifying international cooperation partners" - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs commented.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung was impressed by the investment, production and business activities of Nghe An enterprises in Laos.

“I am particularly impressed and highly appreciate Nghe An’s investment activities in Laos, as evidenced by the specific number of 90 enterprises with a total investment of more than 200 million USD” - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Laos shared and hoped that Nghe An will continue to promote and build a forever green and everlasting relationship with Laos.

In addition to the commitment to continue to strengthen and enhance cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the province, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hung also emphasized the role of two-way information work between Nghe An and the Ministry and requested provincial departments and branches to coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of central ministries and branches to organize exchange sessions, disseminate knowledge, and raise awareness for businesses in the context of integration.

Thu Giang