Vietnam seeks cooperation opportunities with US cities

New York (VNA) - Vietnamese General Consul in San Francisco , Le Quoc Hung has met with the mayors of Oakland and Berkeley cities of California state to discuss cooperation with these cities.

Visiting Oakland's mayor Ron Dellums, the Vietnamese representative
expressed wish to enhance ties between Vietnam in general, and Da nang city - the sister city of Oakland - in particular, with California.

The two sides talked about ways to develop ties in investment, trade,
culture, education-training, particularly the cooperation between Oakland and Vietnam 's port cities of Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang .

The Oakland mayor applauded the Vietnamese diplomat's idea of
exchanging working delegations to boost the two sides' cooperation in
investment and trade.

He suggested the seaport cities to share experiences and join hands in fully tapping their potentials and fortes for mutual development.

General Consul Hung conveyed the Danang authorities' invitation to the
Oakland mayor to visit Vietnam and the mayor accepted the invitation with pleasure.

Earlier, Hung met with mayor Tom Bates of Berkeley city, which is known for its prestigious university, to discuss issues of common concern, including cooperation in education and training.