Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee receives Consul General of Malaysia in Ho Chi Minh City

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut receives Mr. Firdauz Bin Othman - Consul General of Malaysia in Ho Chi Minh City

At the meeting, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut expressed his gratitude for Mr. Firdauz Bin Othman's visit, and congratulated the good results that the two countries Vietnam - Malaysia have achieved in the past time. He also gave an overview of the socio-economic development situation of Long An province.

Long An is the gateway connecting the Southeast region with the Mekong Delta and adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City - the largest economic center in Vietnam.

At the same time, Long An also has great potential for sea and inland waterway transport. With a favorable investment environment, Long An is currently in the top 10 localities nationwide in attracting investment, especially FDI capital.

Up to now, the province has attracted 1,399 FDI projects from 40 countries, with a total registered capital of more than 12.7 billion USD, of which Malaysia has 14 investment projects. In addition, the province also focuses on developing trade, services, tourism and completing transport infrastructure, etc.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut presents a souvenir to Mr. Firdauz Bin Othman

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Ut expressed his agreement with the cooperation proposals of the Malaysian Consul General in the fields of education, trade, services, tourism, etc. He also affirmed that Long An will create favorable conditions for the local Malaysian community to organize exchange and connection activities.

At the same time, he hopes that this visit of the Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City will contribute to promoting the cooperative relationship between Malaysian enterprises and the Long An provincial government.

Mr. Firdauz Bin Othman - Consul General of Malaysia in Ho Chi Minh City presents souvenirs to the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee

Mr. Firdauz Bin Othman expressed his gratitude for the reception of the leaders of Long An province. He highly appreciated the achievements that Long An has achieved in socio-economic development, especially the attractive investment environment. He believes that Long An province will continue to develop strongly in the future, and at the same time hopes that the cooperative relationship between Malaysia and Vietnam in general and Long An in particular will become increasingly stronger.

The Malaysian Consul General affirmed that he will continue to closely coordinate with Long An to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, environmental science, education and cultural exchange, etc.

The Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City and the delegation take souvenir photos with the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and units

The meeting and reception took place in an open atmosphere, demonstrating the spirit of friendly cooperation between the two sides. At the end of the meeting, the leaders of Long An province and the Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City presented gifts and took souvenir photos./.

By Staffs - Translated by Q. Thien

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