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Representatives of the Ministry of Construction and the National Assembly (NA)'s Economic Committee held a meeting with those from the Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic (MRD) on September 4, as part of their working trip to Europe.

A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

During a working session with Czech Deputy Minister of Regional Development Radim Srsen in Prague on September 4, Vietnamese Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi expressed his impression of the development in Prague.

He briefed his host on Vietnam’s recent development achievements and challenges, including those resulting from the rapid pace of urbanization.

The rapid pace of urbanization presents numerous challenges for urban planning, investment in urban infrastructure, and housing development, particularly for low-income earners, he said.

Vietnamese Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi. (Photo: VNA)

The minister expected that the Czech Republic, through its experience in the field, would share its experience in urban planning and management, architectural control in urban areas, urban planning execution plans, and the organization of decentralization and delegation in urban planning.

Besides, he highlighted the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic, especially as the two countries will celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2025, expressing a hope that the two sides will enhance experience sharing in urban space planning, urban management, and housing development.

Czech Republic's Deputy Minister of Regional Development Radim Srsen. (Photo: VNA)

For his part, Czech Republic's Deputy Minister of Regional Development Radim Srsen introduced the main areas of responsibility of the MRD, including planning regional development policies, housing policies, housing fund development, spatial planning, and construction.

The ministry also plays a national coordination role, and is responsible for establishing a unified framework to manage development funds in the Czech Republic, connecting with the European Union (EU)'s funds, reducing development gaps among regions, and bringing the Czech economy closer to EU standards, he said.

The two sides discussed legal regulations related to the Czech Republic's urban planning system, requirements in urban planning management for specific areas, supervision of planning implementation, control of urban architecture and urban planning implementation plans, and decentralization in urban planning.

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