A senior French official said she will encourage French businesses to invest in large infrastructure construction projects in HCM City, including metro routes, water drainage systems and Long Thanh airport.
Fleur Pellerin, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Tourism Promotion and French overseas of the French government, made the commitment at a July 21 reception given Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee.
She told her host that French businesses that are currently operating in the city are satisfied with the sound, healthy investment environment in the locality.
She hailed HCM City’s dynamic development and said she will ask the French Development Agency (AFD) to work closely with HCM City to draw up cooperation programmes, especially between the two business communities.
The French official welcomed effective cooperation between Lyon city of the Rhône-Alpes region and HCM City, noting both localities have many things in common that supports their future ties.
Briefing Pellerin on the city’s key infrastructure projects, Quan expressed hope the French government and businesses will assist the city in providing financial and technical assistance for these projects.
He said HCM City and France have great potential for increasing cooperation in the areas of French strength such as transport infrastructure, education, health care, urban management, culture and arts.
HCM City will create the best possible conditions for the two sides’ business communities to strengthen investment cooperation for mutual benefit, he assured his guest.
Pellerin is leading a delegation of French companies to HCM City to explore the local investment environment.
Source : VOV online