Kim Hyun-ki, Chairman of Seoul Metropolitan Council, Meets Nguyen Thi Le, Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City, a Sister City

Chairman Kim Hyun-ki to Meet Chairman Nguyen at 3 PM on the 22nd; Both Sides Pledge Ongoing Personnel Exchanges and Legislative Cooperation Including Adoption of Advanced Policies

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 22nd at 3 p.m., Kim Hyun-gi, Chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, met with Nguyen Thi Le, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, and promised parliamentary cooperation between the two councils.

The visit of the Ho Chi Minh delegation took place amid various exchanges between the two countries to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam diplomatic relations this year. It was also the first official visit by a delegation from a sister city abroad since the opening of the 11th Seoul Metropolitan Council.

Vietnam is a country that has achieved positive growth for two consecutive years despite the global economic downturn and is South Korea's 4th largest trading partner (3rd in exports, 6th in imports).

Among them, Ho Chi Minh City is considered the economic capital of Vietnam. To expand startup exchanges between the two cities, Seoul opened the 'Seoul Startup Hub Ho Chi Minh' in Ho Chi Minh City in May last year.

Chairwoman Nguyen, on her first official visit to Korea since taking office, is known to plan to visit Busan and Incheon as well as Seoul to inspect excellent administrative cases and promote friendly relations with each city.

Chairman Kim Hyun-gi mentioned that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the friendly relationship between the two cities has been strong, such as Seoul supporting Ho Chi Minh with 250,000 quarantine masks, and stated, "I hope that the two cities will continue to strengthen friendly cooperation through human exchange and the introduction of advanced policies."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.