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Hanoi expects Thuringia’s cooperation in solving pollution and congestion

Hanoi city and the German state maintain sound good traditional relations.

Hanoi hopes for support from German state of Thuringia to deal with sides effects of urbanization like environment pollution, traffic congestion, sewage, lack of clean water, among others.  
Chairman of  Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung made the statement while hosting a reception on April 8 for a delegation of Thuringia state led by state premier Bodo Ramelow, who is on a five-day working trip to Hanoi starting from April 6.
 
Chairman of the Hanoi People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Thuringia state premier Bodo Ramelow
Chairman of the Hanoi People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Thuringia state premier Bodo Ramelow
The Hanoi official hailed the delegation’s trip, seeing this as a chance to unleash bilateral potential as the ties between Germany and Vietnam as well as Hanoi and Thuringia flourish. The Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which is expected to be ratified soon, is another basis for the upcoming cooperation, Chung added.
Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung briefed the guests on Hanoi's achievement after 30 years of reform, along with the country. Income per capita in the city jumped from US$200 per year to US$5,100 per year, resulting in better living standard.
However, the city is striving to deal with sides effects of urbanization such as environment pollution, traffic congestion, sewage, lack of clean water, among others. To handle those issues, during the 2016-2020 period, the city lists out three breakthrough phases namely traffic infrastructure upgrade, administrative reform and highly qualified human resources preparation.
Besides, the city puts the cooperation with foreign partners, especially Germany, as its top priority. There are some environment projects in Hanoi that apply the garbage-to-electricity technology from Germany, Chung informed. In the time ahead, the city would keep importing and mastering the use of German equipment, he said.
Hanoi also focuses on acquiring German experience in job training, healthcare, database digitization, e-government building, urban planning, among others as well as opens its arm and eye to foreign investments, including those from German enterprises.
For his part, Bodo Ramelow said that Thuringia is the gate to approach other German big cities. With a thirty-year reform, the state has abundant experiences in urban development, pollution solutions, digitization, tourism, etc.
As a small but dynamic state, Thuringia leads the country in the amount of small and medium enterprises. With such potential, Bodo Ramelow hoped that Hanoi and Thuringia would shake hands for further cooperation. He also wanted to hear more about Hanoi's demand for seeking new cooperation ways.
Both sides agreed to keep contact and exchange delegation in the future for mutual learning in governance experiences. 
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