Czech President visits Ho Chi Minh City

09:10, 03/10/2006

The President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, and his entourage have been on the second leg of his five-day Viet Nam visit to Ho Chi Minh City from Sept 30 to Oct 3. The President, accompanied by Czech leading businesses, was received by Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the municipal Peoples Committee on Oct. 2.

The President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, and his entourage have been on the second leg of his five-day Viet Nam visit to Ho Chi Minh City from Sept. 30-Oct. 3.

 

The President, accompanied by Czech leading businesses, was received by Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the municipal Peoples Committee on Oct. 2.

 

At the reception, Quan said the city wished to contribute to developing the economic cooperation with the Czech Republic, targeting to an effective bilateral relationship in trade and investment.

 

Quan suggested President Klaus to help HCM City and Prague capital city develop multifaceted cooperation based on a potential created by thousands of Vietnamese who used to study and work in the Czech Republic.

 

He said 2006 is a year of significant events in the relations between HCM City and the Czech Republic, citing visits by delegations of the Czech parliament to exchange experiences in law making, and administrative officials and businesses to seek for investment opportunities.

 

President Klaus said his Viet Nam visit gave him and his entourage a comprehensive overview of potential cooperation between the two countries.

 

He revealed a plan of the Czech Foreign Ministry and the Industry and Commerce Ministry to open a Czech centre in Ho Chi Minh City, saying it would be a new step for bilateral cooperation in all fields in the future, and at first it would facilitate the two countries businesses to promote their cooperation.

 

The same day, the Czech President attended the Viet Nam-Czech Business Forum, which attracted 100 Vietnamese businesses and 27 Czech businesses to exchange information and discuss cooperation in transport, trade, service, construction, real estate businesses, financial and banking services.

 

At the forum, he announced the Czech Governments decision to grant an urgent aid of 100,000 USD to Vietnamese people in localities that have been recently hit by the typhoon Xangsane.

 

During his visit to HCM City, President Klaus met with lecturers and students of the HCM City Economics University, visited several cultural and tourist sites. He also met with members of the Prague Club, set up by 90 Vietnamese businessmen who used to study and do business in the Czech Republic

(Source: VNA)