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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Park Soo-kwan, Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the Republic of Korea’s Busan-Keangnam region. Photo: VNA

The PM highly valued the Honorary Consul General’s contributions to friendship and cooperation between the two countries, saying as a honorary consul general of Vietnam in the Busan-Keangnam region and a Korean successful businessman, Park has worked to boost investment and trade cooperation between RoK enterprises and those from Vietnamese localities.

Highlighting the sound development of Vietnam-RoK ties in all fields. He said the RoK President’s New Look South Policy along with potential of Vietnam’s development are favourable conditions for Korean businesses to promote operations in Vietnam.

He asked Park to continue promoting his role to bridge the two countries’ economic-trade and investment relations as well as support the Vietnamese community in the Busan-Keangnam region in particular and the RoK in general.

Honorary Consul General Park, for his part, expressed his admiration for important achievements in socio-economic development the government and people of Vietnam have obtained in recent times.

He said he is delighted at the strong development of the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK, adding that the number of Korean businesses to invest in and tourists to Vietnam have increased.

He pledged to continue sparing no effort to fulfil his role as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul General and making contributions to the two countries’ relations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in and ASEAN leaders attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Eco Delta smart city in Busan, the RoK on November 24. Photo: VNA

On the same day, PM Phuc attended the ground-breaking ceremony of a smart city in Gangseo district, Busan city.

Dignitaries at the event, the first activity within the framework of ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit, included RoK President Moon Jae-in, and ASEAN leaders.

The “Eco Delta City” is a key national project of the RoK will be carried out in the 2019-2023 period. Covering 2.8sq.km, the Eco Delta City is expected to accommodate 8,500 people. It will be applied modern technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, towards serving effectively people’s life, promoting growth and sustainable social management and responding to challenges of natural disasters and climate change./.