Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi attended a high-level bilateral meeting with Korea's first Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) - Mr. YUN Seong-won in framework of the 8th Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference, GICC 2020, on December 7th.
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Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi attended the 8th Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference, GICC 2020
Speaking at the Conference, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi highly appreciated supports of Korean MLIT leaders in promoting the cooperation between the two ministries.
Despite many influences from the Covid-19 pandemic, the cooperation between the Ministry of Construction and MOLIT has continued to develop and expand. Cooperation activities are implemented in accordance with the priorities and needs of each side.
At this conference, the two ministries focused on discussing smart urban development and social housing. Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi said: “Korea is identified as one of the important partners of Vietnam to promote cooperation in the field of urban development, especially smart cities. The Ministry of Construction always supports and creates conditions for large and reputable Korean corporations such as LH, Samsung... to invest in smart urban areas in Vietnam”.
K-city NetWork project is hosted by Korea; The Ministry of Construction and localities in Vietnam play a supporting role. The Vietnam-Korea Cooperation Center project on smart cities and construction technology is implemented in the period of 2021-2024. The project proposal was approved for funding by the Korean National Assembly in June 2020. Currently, the two sides are agreeing on the details of the project and completing related procedures in submitting to the competent authorities for approval.
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MOLIT Korea's First Deputy Minister Yun Seong-won spoke at the Conference
The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction requested the two sides to strengthen exchanges of cooperation in the two fields. The first is to support the development of legal documents and urban development; urban renewal, development of urban area projects, regulations on urban green growth, smart urban development in the form of expert assistance; training local staff, local cooperation pilot project. The second is to build models, database management tools, and assist managers in making decisions; new technologies to support urban construction and development management.
In the field of social housing development, the Ministry of Construction highly appreciated MOLIT's cooperation over the past time. Currently, with the social housing development project in Co Bi commune Gia Lam district, Hanoi city, the MoC has sent a written request to the People's Committee of Hanoi to consider speeding up the approval progress of border line regulates planning and detailed planning tasks for projects. The ministry would also soon work with the People's Committee of Hanoi to agree on relevant contents and report to the Prime Minister.
The Ministry of Construction asked MOLIT Korea to support LH Corporation's in cooperation with Vietnamese business to implement social housing projects and exchange experts.
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The whole conference
On behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Construction, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi expressed his desire to promote the cooperation between two sides, and hoped to receive attention and support of MOLIT leaders for the contents discussed at the Conference.
First Deputy Minister MOLIT Yun Seong-won promised to actively review the proposals of the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and reply in writing soon. Deputy Minister YUN Seong-won also pledged that the Korean side would try the best to share experiences for Vietnam, and thanked the Ministry of Construction for helping Korean businesses in Vietnam.