The Vietnamese Government always supports its localities in their
efforts to boost cooperation with cities and provinces of Finland,
to contribute to strengthening the traditional friendship and
cooperation between the two countries.
Deputy Prime Minister
Hoang Trung Hai made the remark while receiving a visiting delegation of
mayors of Finnish cities and provinces in Hanoi on Oct. 20.
Deputy
PM Hai expressed his hope that Finnish regions would find cooperative
opportunities with Vietnamese partners, especially in labour
cooperation.
He also said he hoped that Finnish localities would
increase the number of scholarships for Vietnamese students and create
more favourable conditions for them to study in Finland .
Head
of the delegation, Peltola Asko Antero, Mayor of South Ostrobothnia
and President of the Council of Mayors of Finland, spoke highly of the
Vietnamese Government’s efforts in economic development management
during ongoing global economic crises.
He said that the
delegation’s members, as mayors of Finnish localities, would create
favourable conditions and encourage their enterprises to invest in
Vietnam .
He informed the host that during the visit, which
began on Oct. 16, the delegation worked with some ministries and
agencies and visited Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh to seek cooperative
opportunities in trade, investment, education and training, and
labour./.
