Slovakian Prime Minister impressed with Da Nang

"When I return home, I will tell everyone to come to Da Nang for a vacation. And I will return to this city with my family for a personal vacation," said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.

On the afternoon of July 19, within the framework of his visit and work in Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Mr. Robert Fico - Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovakia, visited and worked in Da Nang City.

At the meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico, Chairman of Da Nang City Huynh Duc Tho said that Da Nangestablished friendly and cooperative relations with the city of Kosice, Slovakia in April 2015 and are having exchanges on trade, investment, tourism, culture, and education. He suggestedThe Prime Minister of Slovakia has an incentive mechanism to help the two localities exchange projects and cooperation programs.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovakia (left cover) shook hands to congratulate Mr. Huynh Duc Tho, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City on the city's development and promised to return because Da Nang is an ideal resort. Photo: Nguyen Dong.

"FPT Group has an investment project in Kosice city through the acquisition of a German software company located here and investing under the FPT Slovakia brand. Notably,FPT Corporation's software technology park is also located in Da Nang. This is an opportunity for the two localities to cooperate in information technology through personnel exchange, innovation, and market development," said Mr. Huynh Duc Tho.

Congratulations on the achievements that Da Nang has achieved in recent times,The Slovakian Prime Minister said that although he had just arrived in this city, he was already impressed with the tens of kilometers of coastline, which is rare in other places. "I feel jealous of Da Nang because we don't have a beach like you. If we had a few dozen meters of coastline, it would be very precious," he said.Robert Fico said humorously.

According to the Prime MinisterRobert Fico, the criteria for choosing a travel destination is that it must have good security. Previously, peopleSlovakia often travels to Türkiye and Egypt, but these places are too dangerous now. Vietnam is a good choice, but the distance between the two countries is quite far. He suggested that Da Nang should have direct flights toSlovakia to cooperate in tourism development, investment...

Prime ministerRobert Fico also announced that at the meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 18, Vietnamis considering abolishing visas for Slovakian tourists. "I welcome this because it contributes to reducing procedures and difficulties for tourists coming to Vietnam. Slovakia will simplify procedures to make it easiest for tourists and Vietnamese people to come to Slovakia," he said.

According to Mr. Robert Fico, if there are direct flights and visa exemptions, the tourism and investment market between Vietnam andSlovakia will be more vibrant. "After returning home, I will tell everyone to come to Da Nang for a vacation. And I will definitely return to this beautiful city as an individual, to travel with my family," he said.Robert Fico said.

Prime ministerSlovakia also welcomes FPT Corporation to invest in software technology in its country. "I fully support and will create all conditions for the IT industry to develop in Slovakia," he emphasized.

According to VNE