On March 27, 2023 during a business trip to Japan, a delegation led by Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang visited the city of Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture.
At the meeting with Mr. Shiro Hirotoshi, Deputy Mayor of Yokohama, Mr. Nguyen Van Quang expressed his appreciation for the thoughtful welcome from Yokohama and gave an introduction to the socioeconomic development of Da Nang and orientations for its future.
In addition, Secretary Nguyen Van Quang also highly appreciated the results of bilateral cooperation between Da Nang and Yokohama, especially in co-organizing the periodic Da Nang Urban Development Forum and implementing projects in environment protection, industrial waste treatment, and urban planning and management.
Secretary Nguyen Van Quang and Mr. Shiro Hirotoshi, Deputy Mayor of Yokohama
Currently, Da Nang is focused on the construction of Lien Chieu Port while Yokohama Port is a large seaport with a long history and extensive experience in port management. During this business trip, Da Nang City wants to learn from Yokohama’s experience with port operation, management technology, port logistics, and connecting seaports with logistic chains. Da Nang City has sent a number of leaders and technical staff from related departments to Yokohama to gain experience with these issues. Secretary Nguyen Van Quang hoped that Yokohama would always create favorable conditions for Da Nang to learn more from the port systems in Yokohama Port.
Mr. Nguyen Van Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of Da Nang Party Committee and Mr. Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama Deputy Mayor Shiro Hirotoshi said that in 2013, Da Nang and Yokohama signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation aiming towards the goal of sustainable urban development. Accordingly, the two sides have cooperated in many ways. Da Nang is also implementing an environmental city program and developing human resources to provide quality care for the elderly and improve healthcare services. Thus, the two sides have many opportunities to further strengthen the good, cooperative relationship in future stages.
* On the same day, Secretary Nguyen Van Quang also had a meeting with his counterpart in Kanagawa Mr. Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, and representatives of related agencies.
