Many businesses attended the Conference 'Meeting Nghe An - Korea'

Nghe An participates in the 'Meet Korea' Conference in Hanoi

(Baonghean.vn) - Reiterating the words of South Korean President Moon Jae In, that the relationship between the two countries is like "brothers in one family", Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung hopes that after the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam and South Korea will support each other and further strengthen cooperation for mutual development.

Within the framework of the "Meeting Korea" Conference, on the afternoon of June 30, Nghe An province coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Korean Embassy in Vietnam to organize the "Meeting Nghe An - Korea" Conference to create opportunities for connection and cooperation between the government and the government, the government and businesses, and between businesses and businesses of both sides.

Attending the conference were Mr. Park Noh Wan - Korean Ambassador to Vietnam; comrades: Nguyen Vu Tung - Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Hoang Long - Ambassador, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and nearly 100 enterprises of the two countries. Photo: Pham Bang

EFFORTS OF THE TWO SIDES IN COOPERATION

Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that Nghe An always considers Korean localities and enterprises as top important partners, as key partners in the province's international integration strategy.

Over the past time, Nghe An has always strived to improve the quality of governance at all levels. Provincial leaders have always been receptive, accompanying businesses and investors in the process of project implementation, focusing on administrative reform.

In the first 6 months of the year, Nghe An maintained the dual goal of both fighting the pandemic and restoring economic development. The economic growth rate reached 2.69%, which is a very positive result. In addition, the province strives to improve the investment and business environment. Nghe An's PCI index in 2019 ranked 18th in the country; the PAPI index rose from 46th in 2013 to 17th out of 63 in 2019.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

"This is a testament to the leadership efforts of all levels of government and people in administrative reform, improving the investment and business environment to attract investment" - the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Assessing that Nghe An has many cultural features and customs very similar to Korea, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung said that it can be said that the cultural similarities have helped the cooperative relations between the two countries in general, and the Nghe An - Korea cooperative relations in particular, in recent years to have strong developments and achieve many important results.

However, development cooperation between Nghe An province and South Korea in recent times has not been commensurate with the potential and advantages of the two sides.

Production and business lines of BSE Electronics Company. Photo archive

The head of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that this conference will create connections between the government and the government, the government and businesses, and the people. These connections will create opportunities for both sides in the coming time. The province will share the province's potentials and strengths, investment attraction policies and the efforts of the local government with international organizations and Korean investors.

“We also hope to hear opinions and share experiences from investors. And we hope you will come to Nghe An and cooperate for mutual development,” emphasized Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Trung.

CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR KOREAN BUSINESSES TO INVEST

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Park Noh Wan - Korean Ambassador to Vietnam expressed his belief that the conference will be a good starting point for the two sides to build an annual dialogue channel between Korean enterprises and Vietnamese provinces and cities.

The Ambassador also called on Korean businesses to focus on cooperating with local authorities where they invest, produce, and do business to remove obstacles and difficulties.

Mr. Park Noh Wan - Korean Ambassador to Vietnam speaking at the conference. Photo: Pham Bang

At the conference, WHA, VSIP, Hoang Thinh Dat, Sangwoo Vietnam, and Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College presented their potentials and advantages and called on Korean investors to directly invest.

Korean enterprises and international organizations had frank, in-depth, and enthusiastic exchanges, discussions, and Q&A, sharing valuable experiences for Nghe An province.

Korean investors explore investment opportunities in Nghe An. Photo: Pham Bang

In his closing speech at the conference, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, on behalf of the provincial leaders, acknowledged and accepted valuable comments to continue promoting administrative procedure reform and improving the investment environment.

“Nghe An commits to accompany, share, and create the most favorable conditions for organizations and investors to have the opportunity to invest and implement projects in the province. Thereby, we will join hands to build the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh to develop more and more”, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized.

At the end of the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung met with a business that is interested in investing in Vietnam. Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung said that businesses should come to Nghe An, find good partners and set up factories in Nghe An. The province pledged to create the most favorable conditions for businesses to operate.

Provincial leaders took souvenir photos with the Korean Embassy and Korean investors. Photo: Pham Bang