Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Council delegation pays working visit to Norway

During the trip, the delegation worked with theVietnamese Embassy in Norway, Innovation Norway, and the City Council in Oslo.

At the working sessions, Ha introduced Ninh Binh’s geographical location, potential and strengths.

He also briefly introduced the organisation and operation of the province’s delegation of National Assembly deputies and the Provincial People's Council. The people-elected agency of Ninh Binh province plays a very important role in the local political system.

With correct and practical decisions, effective supervision activities and close association with voters, the body has created social consensus, contributing to promoting socio-economic development with many outstanding results: The economy has continuously maintained good growth; the economic scale after the province's merger is estimated at 352 trillion VND (equivalent to 113 billion Euros); budget revenue is estimated at nearly 75 trillion VND (equivalent to 2.4 billion Euros); the average growth rate of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the area for the 5 years 2020-2025 is estimated at 9.26%/year; the average income per capita in 2025 is estimated at over 89 million VND (equivalent to 2,900 Euros).

In the working programmes, the delegation exchanged and discussed issues related to the activities of elected bodies and state management; on education development, tourism and digital transformation. It also promoted business connections between Ninh Binh province and Oslo city, thereby deepening the cooperative relationship in areas of mutual interest.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Norway Dinh Nho Hung and leaders of Innovation Norway and the City Council in Oslo all acknowledged and highly appreciated the remarkable development of Ninh Binh province.

Innovation Norway and the City Council in Oslo expressed their desire to connect for cooperation with Ninh Binh. In the immediate future, they will support Ninh Binh in industrial development, waste collection and treatment, aquaculture techniques, seafood processing and some other related fields.

The delegation's working trip was a great success, thereby promoting the potential for tourism development, supporting industry, human resource training of the province, and at the same time connecting provincial enterprises with Norwegian companies in investment cooperation./.