PH AMBASSADOR TO VIETNAM MEETS CAN THO CITY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE AND UNION OF FRIENDSHIP ORGANIZATIONS OF CAN THO CITY

            Philippine Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Meynardo LB. Montealegre met with the Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Thich Hien, and with the Can Tho City Union of Friendship Organization (UFO), headed by Chairman Le Thi Thanh Giang on 28 February 2022.

            Ambassador Montealegre and Vice Chairman Hien agreed there are many potential activities that Philippines and Vietnam (Can Tho) can undertake to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation especially in terms of trade and economic cooperation as well as people-to-people engagements.

            Meanwhile, Ms. Giang discussed UFO's plans for multi-dimensional activities with the Philippine Embassy. Ambassador Montealegre affirmed that the people-to-people exchanges between the PH and VN (Can Tho) are on the right direction and that relationship can be further enhanced through the establishment of a Sister City agreement between Can Tho and other provinces/cities in the Philippines.