Hanoi city and UAE localities have open platforms to develop further cooperation in trade and tourism, said Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung in his meeting with the new UAE Ambassador to Vietnam on July 17.
 

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and UAE Ambassador to Vietnam.

At the meeting, the ambassador affirmed that the UAE attaches high importance to the relationship with Vietnam, its key partner in trade and tourism. 
He expressed hope Hanoi authority would support and facilitate the tourist and trade flows between the two nations. Besides, the diplomat proposed a new location for the UAE Embassy in Hanoi for its effective operation in the time ahead.
For his part, Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung congratulated Mr. Obaid Saeed Obaid bin Taresh Al Dhaheri as the new UAE Ambassador and wished him a successful tenure in Vietnam.
The Hanoi mayor hopes that the ambassador, during his tenure, would help to level up the bilateral ties between UAE and Vietnam as well as Hanoi.
Also, Chung consented with suggestions made by the ambassador, saying he would facilitate by every means the relocation of UAE Embassy in Hanoi.
Regarding bilateral cooperation, “trade and tourism would be the two foremost priorities between UAE and Vietnam as well as Hanoi city,” the mayor stressed, while requesting the ambassador to proactively connect enterprises from both sides to enhance cooperation.
“Hanoi has high-quality products like textiles, shoes, craft, etc. that are potential to serve UAE market,” suggested Chung.
The Hanoi leader also assertted the city’s willingness to support UAE Embassy to hold cultural exchange events, popularize the UAE’s image in Hanoi, heading to enhance people-to-people diplomatic and setting firm background for the two nations’ ties.