Delegates from 15 countries register for the HCM City Friendship Dialogue 2024
VOV.VN - As many as 31 localities from 15 countries have confirmed their participation in the second Friendship Dialogue due to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23 – 24, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City.
Themed “Industrial Transformation: Experience and Priorities in Development Cooperation”, the friendship dialogue aims to promote relations between Ho Chi Minh City and its sister localities around the world, as well as to create an opportunity to promote Vietnam and its people to international friends.
One of the highlights of the event will be a mayor summit which is expected to see the participation of leaders of the government, ministries, sectors and representatives of international localities that have developed friendly and cooperative relationships with Ho Chi Minh City.
On this occasion, Ho Chi Minh City will unveil the Friendship Symbol at Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1.
Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2024 will take place from September 24 to 27 under the theme of “Industrial Transformation: New Driving Force for Sustainable Development of Ho Chi Minh City.”
The forum is expected to bring together around delegates from Vietnamese ministries, international institutions and organizations, local and international localities, representatives of diplomatic agencies, consulates, and businesses, as well as domestic and foreign experts in economics, technology, industrial transformation, and sustainable development.
The forum’s main activities will take place on September 25. Following the official opening ceremony, the Center for the C4IR in Ho Chi Minh City will also be launched, marking the collaboration between Ho Chi Minh City and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The day will also include three parallel sessions, an afternoon Policy Dialogue session, and a Gala Dinner.
