Leaders of the two Ministries hand over the signed MOU (Photo: MOCST)

At the Signing Ceremony, MOCST’s Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy congratulated H.E.Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, on the occasion of the UAE's 52nd National Day, and appreciated the UAE's efforts as the host country of COP 28. According to MOCST’s Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy, the UAE is a country with good infrastructure, acting as a bridge between the Middle East and the world.

In recent times, tourist exchange between the two countries has changed positively but is still not commensurate with its potential. MOCST’s Deputy Trinh Thi Thuy believes that the signed MOU will contribute to promoting cooperation between the two countries in tourism, creating a premise for many diverse and more substantive cooperation activities in the coming time, contributing to promoting culture, country and people of Vietnam and UAE to the people of each country.

UAE Deputy Minister of Economy Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh said, he has been to Vietnam 6 times and has many beautiful memories of the country. He expressed his hope that, through the development of Vietnam - UAE tourism cooperation in the coming time, there will be more UAE tourists coming to Vietnam as well as Vietnamese people visiting and working in the UAE.

Deputy Minister Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh also proposed that the two sides should increase direct flights, not only connecting major cities but also between sub-region of Vietnam and the UAE.

The memorandum of understanding between the MOCST of Vietnam and the UAE Ministry of Economy focuses on encouraging cooperation between travel service businesses; promote joint tourism promotion activities through information exchange, propaganda and promotional documents; sustainable tourism development; strengthen general promotional activities; support education and training, share typical practices in the field of tourism…

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife visit the Anatolian museum in Ankara (Turkey) (Photo: MOCST)

Previously, from 28th to 30th November, MOCST’s Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy also attended many activities within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Turkey such as meeting with President of the Turkish National Assembly Numan Kurrtulmus, meeting with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Turkey, meeting leaders of Turkish Airlines Group, Vietnam - Turkey Business Forum...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife at the mausoleum of the founding leader of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Photo: MOCST)

At the meeting with overseas Vietnamese, Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy listened to the sharing and suggestions of overseas Vietnamese representatives in front of the Prime Minister, in particular, the Vietnamese community in Turkey hopes to have many cultural exchange activities between the two countries such as Vietnamese Culture Day in Turkey and Turkish Culture Day in Vietnam. Overseas Vietnamese also hope to be favoured by the State to actively participate in cultural and social activities in Vietnam.

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