At the reception, Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu said Can Tho wishes to strengthen multi-faceted cooperation with Cambodia, especially in trade, education-training, healthcare, and tourism. He highlighted the rapid development of the transport infrastructure system in Can Tho in recent years with support from the central government, saying that the city has a regional transportation connection to international airports and the North-South Expressway. These advantages help further promote agriculture and tourism growth of the locality, he said, adding that Can Tho is concentrating on hi-tech agriculture and processing.

Moreover, Can Tho has established cooperation relations and signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation with many Cambodian localities, including Phnom Penh capital city, and Battambang and Kompong Chhnang provinces, in terms of industry, handicrafts, agriculture, and tourism. Furthermore, many People-to-people and culture exchange activities between Can Tho and Cambodia have been regularly organized such as Chol Chnam Thmay, Kathina ceremony, etc.

For his part, Cambodian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Chan Sorykan expressed delight at Can Tho’s recent achievements, pledging that in his position, he will make more contributions to fostering connections in trade, culture, and education between Cambodia’s localities and Can Tho.