Vietnamese Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and French Minister of
Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing Thierry Mariani
reached consensus on speeding up cooperative transportation projects
during their talks on Jan. 13 in Hanoi .
At the
talks, Minister Thang thanked the French Government for the assistance
it has offered to Vietnam ’s transport sector, particularly in the
development of railway, aviation and urban transportation.
The two ministers discussed measures to remove difficulties for
several French- funded projects. The upgrading of the Yen Vien – Lao Cai
railway route, modernisation of railway signal system of Hanoi- Vinh
route and the building of a tunnel underneath Ca mountain pass as well
as a staff training programme are facing obstacles caused by mechanism,
policies and capital, thus lagging behind schedule.
Apart from underway projects, other cooperative contents between the two
countries in the future were also preliminarily agreed such as
infrastructure development with France’s assistance in the public-
private partnership form, further promoting cooperation in aviation,
official signing aviation agreements, supplementing the new air route
chart, and expanding training programmes for Vietnamese transport
staff./.
