On the afternoon of October 30, at the headquarters of the Quang Ninh City National Assembly Deputies’ Delegation and People’s Council, Deputy Secretary of the Quang Ninh City Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Quang Ninh City People’s Council, Trinh Thi Minh Thanh, held talks with the Irkutsk delegation, led by Alexander Viktorovich Vedernikov, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk, to discuss ways to promote friendship and cooperation between the two elected bodies and localities in the future.
Alexander Viktorovich Vedernikov, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk thanked the Quang Ninh City People’s Council for its warm reception. He expressed his desire to deepen ties between the localities, sign an inter-council cooperation agreement between the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk and the Quang Ninh City People’s Council, and promote exchanges of experience, youth exchanges, and cooperation in education and training, employment, heritage preservation and promotion, and tourism development.
Speaking at the talks, Chairwoman of the Quang Ninh City People’s Council, Trinh Thi Minh Thanh emphasised that despite the geographical distance between Quang Ninh and Irkutsk Region, the two localities have considerable potential for cooperation. She proposed that the two sides consider signing a cooperation agreement between the Quang Ninh City People’s Council and the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk; maintain delegation exchanges and share experience in the work of elected bodies; and step up cultural exchanges and cooperation in education, training and scientific research. In tourism, the two localities could explore establishing air links, developing joint tourism products linking Ha Long Bay and Yen Tu with Lake Baikal, and coordinating destination promotion. She also called for greater use of digital technology in heritage preservation and promotion. The talks helped foster closer ties between the two localities and open up practical opportunities for cooperation, contributing to the further development of the Viet Nam–Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.
By Manh Truong
