Secretary of provincial Party Committee receives Armenian NA President

The foreign guest is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 17-23 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Thanh Man.

Huan informed the guest of Ninh Binh’s geographical location, natural conditions and socio-economic development situation.

Ninh Binh is a model highly praised by UNESCO for its green, sustainable, and harmonious development, based on the protection of natural resources and the revival of cultural heritage. At the same time, it promotes harmony between people and nature, works to transform its cultural heritage into an important resource for developing cultural industries, tourism, and the heritage economy, which are key economic sectors of the province.

In the coming time, Ninh Binh aims to build a millennium-old heritage city and a creative city with its own unique identity; and become a centre for cultural industries and creative economies worldwide, so as to make the most of the soft power of culture, he added.

Stressing that Ninh Binh is the first destination in his official visit to Vietnam, Simonyan showed his impression with the province's development potential, particularly in the fields of automobile manufacturing and tourism.

He also noted that Armenia is an important partner of Vietnam and, in the coming time, this relationship will continue to be strengthened not only at the national but also at the local level. Therefore, following this visit, his entourage will explore the possibility of developing a cooperation programme between Ninh Bình and Armenian localities.

During their trip to Ninh Binh province, the Armenian NA delegation visited the Hyundai Thanh Cong automobile manufacturing and assembly factory at the Gian Khau Industrial Park in Gia Vien district and the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex.