Chairman of the Đà Nẵng Municipal People’s Committee Lê Trung Chinh (R) and Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam Orlando Hernández Guillén at their working session in Đà Nẵng on September 6. -- VNA/VNS Photo

ĐÀ NẴNG -- Chairman of the Đà Nẵng Municipal People’s Committee Lê Trung Chinh had a working session with Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam Orlando Hernández Guillén in the central coastal city on September 6.

Expressing his delight at the sound growth of the Việt Nam-Cuba traditional friendship, Chinh said that Đà Nẵng always values the development of its multifaceted cooperation with Cuban localities with appreciation for support given by the Cuban Party, State, and people for Việt Nam in many periods.

The Vietnamese central economic hub has yet to establish friendship and cooperative relations with any localities of Cuba, the official said, hoping that the ambassador will assist Đà Nẵng in its cooperation and business connectivity with the Cuban side, particularly in the fields of health, education, sports, culture, IT, clean agriculture, and people-to-people exchange.

The municipal authorities are committed to supporting and creating the best conditions possible for Cuban partners with intention of conducting investment and collaboration in the city concerning such prioritised areas as tourism, services, IT, and semiconductors, Chinh said.

For his part, Guillén expressed his hope to boost the two countries’ locality-to-locality cooperation, especially in sectors that Cuba holds potential like health care, tourism and education. Hà Nội and Havana have already signed a cooperation pact, paving the way for other localities, including Đà Nẵng, to follow, he said.

Acknowledging the central city’s potential and strength in economic and cultural growth, he said many Cuban delegations have come to Đà Nẵng to learn from its development experiences. The diplomat noted that he wishes to become a bridge linking Cuban localities and businesses with Đà Nẵng. -- VNS