Secretary of the City Party Committee received the US Embassy delegation in Vietnam

(Haiphong.gov.vn) – On the morning of January 17, Comrade Le Tien Chau, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Hai Phong National Assembly Delegation received the US Embassy delegation in Vietnam led by Mr. Marc Knapper, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Vietnam. Also attending were Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Hoang Minh Cuong; Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board Le Trung Kien.

Overview of the working session.

Welcoming the Ambassador and members of the Delegation to visit and work in Hai Phong, City Party Secretary Le Tien Chau acknowledged the Ambassador's activities contributing to promoting cooperative relations between Vietnam and the United States in recent times. Comrade Secretary of the City Party Committee said that Hai Phong is currently one of the localities with rapid economic development in the current period in Vietnam, attracting FDI investment always among the top in the country..., but direct investment of US businesses and partners in Hai Phong has not been as expected, it is only on a small scale.

Comrade Le Tien Chau, Secretary of the City Party Committee proposed the contents that Hai Phong wishes to cooperate with US partners in the coming time.

Suggesting the contents that Hai Phong wishes to cooperate with US partners in the coming time, the Secretary of the City Party Committee said that in 2023, city leaders will have business trips to the US and have signed a memorandum of cooperation and a Cooperation Intent to promote research and investment in the construction of Nam Do Son general port, research on projects of general port complexes, international airports, and logistics centers. and shopping centers; Attract US businesses to invest in clean energy and renewable energy; high-tech field, chips, semiconductors.

The city has high expectations for this cooperation.

The city has great expectations for this cooperation. In addition to the efforts of the parties, the Secretary of the City Party Committee hopes that as a bridge, the Ambassador will pay attention, promote connections, speed up progress... to realize those cooperation memoranda... Currently, the city is urgently preparing to build a new economic zone in the south of the city, an ecological economic zone, sustainable development integrating circular economic activities associated with the development of a free trade zone. The city wants advice, sharing of practical experiences and management methods from US experts for effective implementation. Hai Phong also wants to promote cooperation in education and training of high-quality human resources not only for Hai Phong but also for localities in the Delta region.along the Red River, focusing on training engineers in chips and semiconductor technology... The Secretary of the City Party Committee also proposed that the two sides increase exchanges, promote cooperation and local twinning between Hai Phong and a number of US localities with good will to cooperate and similar strengths to effectively deploy cooperation in areas of mutual interest to bring practical and sustainable benefits to both sides.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Vietnam Marc Knapper expressed his impression Nice to return to work in Hai Phong. 

Sincerely thanking the city leaders for the respectful welcome, expressing good impressions when coming to Hai Phong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America in Vietnam Marc Knapper expressed good impressions when returning to work in Hai Phong. The Ambassador affirmed that the United States maintains its commitment to cooperate and support Vietnam in general and Hai Phong in particular in human resource training, semiconductor technology, digital transformation, promoting investment in infrastructure, clean energy, healthcare, education... Appreciating the city government's goodwill and support for US businesses investing in Hai Phong, the Ambassador highly agreed with Hai Phong's cooperation proposals and affirmed the useful content of the report. The meeting opened up many investment cooperation opportunities,contributing to strengthening and deepening relations with Hai Phong in all fields between the two sides./.