Kazakhstan Ambassador meets Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee

Kazakhstan Ambassador meets Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee
Hanoi, August 2, 2024 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh had a meeting with the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province, Mr. Cao Tuong Huy.
During the meeting, the Ambassador and the Chairman affirmed their interest in developing cooperative relations between the two countries and the two provinces, especially in tourism, agriculture, trade, investment, and transportation.
Chairman of the People's Committee Cao Tuong Huy informed the Ambassador about the socio-economic development results of the province as well as the main characteristics and competitive advantages of the province.
For his part, the Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the Chairman of the People's Committee for his warm welcome. He said that he was very impressed by the natural beauty and fast development of Quang Ninh province. “Quang Ninh province and Turkestan province have many similarities. Ha Long Bay of Quang Ninh province has been recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage, Turkestan region is the Spiritual Capital of the Turkic world and also has a UNESCO-recognized monument - the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi", he emphasized.
Ambassador Kanat Tumysh also emphasized that this year is very special, as it is the year when the two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of the visit of the great leader of the Vietnamese people, President Ho Chi Minh, to Kazakhstan.
The Ambassador also informed the Chairman about regular flights between the two countries and believed that with the visa exemption regime coming into effect on May 25 this year, the proportion of Kazakh tourists to Vietnam will increase significantly. He also informed about the plan to open new flights between the provinces of Vietnam and Kazakhstan.
After the meeting, both parties expressed their desire to strengthen cooperation and accelerate the process of building a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing twinning relations between Turkestan province and Quang Ninh province.
The meeting took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere with the aim of raising bilateral relations to a new level.
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Quang Ninh province has an area of ​​12,000 km2, of which 6,206.9 km2 is on land and the sea area has an outer boundary of 6 nautical miles from the lowest water line. Quang Ninh's population is 1.4 million people. GRP in 2023 is 9,500 USD. In 2023, the province welcomed 2 million foreign visitors.
Quang Ninh province's developed infrastructure with Van Don international airport level 4E, Mong Cai international border gate and Hanoi - Hai Phong - Mong Cai Expressway allows the province to become an important national cargo center.
The province has a long tradition in coal industry, shipbuilding, construction material production, aquaculture and fishing.
Tourism is one of the key development areas of the province. The province's rich natural and cultural heritage has been recognized by UNESCO twice. The province has great potential for development in other areas such as forestry, semiconductor industry and transportation.