Provincial leaders received and worked with the Indian Ambassador in Hanoi and the Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.

On January 23, Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee received and worked with Mr. Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India in Hanoi to discuss potential cooperation opportunities between India and Ninh Thuan . Attending were Mr. Luu Van Duc, Standing Member of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam - India Friendship Parliamentarians Group and leaders of relevant departments and branches.

At the meeting, the Provincial Party Secretary expressed his pleasure to welcome Mr. Sandeep Arya and the delegation to visit. He introduced some of the province's strengths and characteristics and areas of mutual interest; emphasizing that Ninh Thuan has many advantages in national infrastructure to promote the development of industry, trade, services and tourism (DL) to reach international standards. Currently, the province is prioritizing the development of renewable energy, high-tech agriculture, supporting industries, transportation and gradually forming a center for developing the capacity of industries. Regarding tourism, the province focuses on developing eco-tourism, resort tourism, adventure tourism and Cham cultural tourism. Ninh Thuan's desire is to expand cooperation, creating opportunities for businesses and investors from countries including India to come to contact, learn and invest in order to strengthen the friendly relationship for common development. Therefore, we hope that Mr. Sandeep Arya will act as a bridge to promote economic , cultural and artistic exchange and cooperation; share achievements in digital transformation, information technology, electrical and electronic industry, connect Indian businesses to invest in Ninh Thuan and promote the creation of unique friendship products between Ninh Thuan and India.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee received Mr. Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India in Hanoi . Photo: V.Ny

Mr. Sandeep Arya thanked the provincial leaders for their warm welcome; and expressed his impression of the socio-economic development achievements and the unique and attractive features of the culture of the ethnic communities in Ninh Thuan province. The Ambassador acknowledged the information about the potential, strengths, and areas of cooperation and investment that the province mentioned during the meeting and will share it with Indian businesses to connect businesses of the two countries in general and with Ninh Thuan province in particular to sign cooperation and investment agreements in areas where Ninh Thuan has strengths. Mr. Sandeep Arya also hopes to meet with the leaders of Ninh Thuan province in economic and cultural forums between Vietnam and India in 2024 to have the opportunity to discuss in depth in specific areas; hopes that Ninh Thuan will participate in the cooperation project with Indian experts in the conservation of Cham tower heritage, which has been and is being implemented in the two provinces of Quang Nam and Phu Yen; Pay attention to bringing cultural elements of the province into tourism tours to attract Indian tourists to the locality, contributing to promoting civilized and cultural connections between the two sides in the coming time.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, presented brocade weaving of the Cham people to Mr. Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India in Hanoi. Photo: D.My

At the end of the working session, the Provincial Party Secretary presented the Ambassador and his wife with some brocade products of the Cham people as souvenirs and hoped that the two sides would soon realize the discussed directions. Through the Indian Ambassador, the Provincial Party Secretary respectfully invited Indian businesses to Ninh Thuan to learn and invest in various fields and believed that the friendly relationship between the two sides would become increasingly close and good.

Diem My

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