On the afternoon of February 28th, the City People's Committee collaborated with the Indian Embassy in Vietnam to host a virtual symposium on seaports and logistics, connecting three meeting points: Hai Phong City, the Indian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and delegates from governmental bodies and prominent businesses in India.
Chairing the Hai Phong meeting point, Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, promptly elucidated the potentials, advantages, and the socio-economic development situation of Hai Phong in recent years. He emphasized the significance of the logistics sector as a vital service industry that contributes to supporting, connecting, and driving socio-economic growth. Hai Phong has initiated numerous programs and projects to bolster logistics development. The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee explicitly stated the city's commitment to facilitating Indian investors in conducting surveys, understanding the investment environment, and exploring opportunities for development cooperation in Hai Phong.
Addressing the seminar, Mr. Subhash P. Gupta, the Charge d'Affaires of the Indian Embassy in Vietnam, articulated that the embassy is proactively engaging with Hai Phong to enhance collaboration opportunities in business. By heeding the insights of experts from both regions on the prospects and obstacles in establishing direct maritime connections between Vietnam and various Indian states, Indian enterprises will be poised to explore avenues for partnership in the realm of seaports and logistics with Hai Phong.
At the Indian meeting point, the delegate from the Indian Ministry of Commerce expressed profound admiration for the promising collaboration opportunities between the two nations, particularly in the realm of logistics, a forte of Hai Phong city. Companies at the bridge were also afforded the chance to showcase prospective ventures and express their eagerness to forge investment ties with Hai Phong city.