During his Friday reception for newly accredited US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang asked for help from the US diplomat to call for more businesses from her country to seek investment opportunities in the city.

Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (right) presenting a souvenir to the newly accredited US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns. Photo: NGOC PHU

Secretary Quang congratulated and hoped that Ms. Susan Burns' visit to Da Nang would bring great success, affirming the significance of her visit at that time when the bilateral relations between the US and Da Nang, and Viet Nam in general, have had many development steps.

He added Da Nang is very interested by the US Ambassador to Viet Nam Marc E. Knapper who has already visited the city to exchange cooperation opportunities in many spheres.

Currently, the US aerospace components manufacturing factory is now operating in the city’s Hi-Tech Park. Additionally, the central coastal city is now home to many US-invested projects involving in the fields of education, health, and culture.

The delegates posing for a group photo

For her part, the new US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns thanked the city leader for his warm welcome, highly appreciating Da Nang's contributions to the bilateral cooperation relationships between Viet Nam and the United States over the past time.

As the US focuses on trade and investment in Viet Nam, its government wished to ensure supply chain sustainability and support for enterprises to do business in the country, including Da Nang - a destination favoured by US firms, she said.

In the coming time, besides strategic cooperation areas, the US wants to cooperate with Viet Nam in a wide range of areas, including security, investment, trade, and people-to-people diplomacy, according to Ms. Burns.

Ms. Susan Burns said that the United States is willing to support Viet Nam in the field of renewable energy so that Viet Nam can achieve the commitments at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Reporting by NGOC PHU - Translating by M.DUNG