Strengthening Cooperative Relations Between Phu Tho and Tuv Province, Mongolia

On the afternoon of November 10, Comrade Bui Duc Hinh — Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council — received and held talks with the People’s Representative Hural (Provincial Council) Delegation of Tuv Province, Mongolia, led by Mr. Nyamaa Enkhbold — Chairman of the Tuv Provincial Hural. Concurrently, both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on friendly cooperation.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh alongside Mr. Nyamaa Enkhbold — Chairman of the Tuv Provincial Hural, Mongolia — performing the signing and exchange ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on friendly cooperation.

Attending the talks were Comrade Bui Thi Minh — Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Trung Kien — Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council; Nguyen Thi Cam Phuong — Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Lam — Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; leaders of the Provincial People’s Council Boards; alongside representatives of several provincial departments, sectors, and units.

The talks took place on the occasion of the two countries heading toward the 72nd anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2018 between the former Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Council and the Tuv Provincial Hural.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh presenting a commemorative gift to the Tuv Province delegation.

Welcoming the working delegation visiting and working in the province and introducing Phu Tho’s potential and strengths, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh affirmed: Vietnam and Mongolia enjoy fine traditional friendly relations painstakingly nurtured by generations of leaders and people of both countries.

Particularly, the two countries upgrading relations to a Comprehensive Partnership in 2024 opened up a new development phase, creating additional momentum to drive deep and broad cooperation across many fields.

He emphasized: Phu Tho and Tuv possess complementary potentials and strengths. Tuv holds advantages in animal husbandry, tourism, services, and trade; while Phu Tho possesses strengths in processing industries, agriculture, commodity manufacturing, cultural tourism, and human resources.

This serves as a favorable basis for both localities to exchange experience, connect specialized agencies and enterprises, and seek specific, mutually beneficial cooperation opportunities.

In the spirit of inheriting achieved cooperation results, promoting potentials and strengths, and fulfilling development needs of each locality, the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council proposed: Both sides continue consolidating friendly relations, stepping up delegation exchanges, and sharing experience in the operations of both provincial People’s Councils.

Concurrently, boost economic and trade cooperation alongside enterprise connections; step up cooperation in agriculture, animal husbandry, and product processing; expand cooperation in tourism development, cultural exchanges, education and training, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges...

Mr. Nyamaa Enkhbold — Chairman of the Tuv Provincial Hural, Mongolia — presenting a commemorative gift to the Phu Tho Provincial People’s Council.

At the talks, Mr. Nyamaa Enkhbold — Chairman of the Tuv Provincial Hural, Mongolia — introduced the province’s strengths in agriculture, tourism, and development orientations.

To expand cooperation, Tuv province proposed: Connecting enterprises of both provinces, creating conditions to participate in trade fairs and exhibitions to introduce characteristic products, including frozen goat meat and processed meat products.

Tuv province also proposed researching the construction of processing facilities and considering establishing joint-venture plants producing horse meat and bone products. Additionally, both localities will continue enhancing and expanding cooperation in tourism.

At the talks, both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding on friendly cooperation based on principles of equality and mutual benefit. According to the MOU, both sides will step up delegation exchanges, share management and socio-economic development experience, promote investment and trade, while supporting enterprises in finding partners and expanding markets.

In agriculture, both provinces focus on applying science and technology to production, preservation, and agricultural processing, exchanging crop and livestock varieties, and developing strength products.

Regarding education, Phu Tho and Tuv will connect training institutions, promote lecturer and student exchanges, and joint research cooperation. The cooperation scope also encompasses innovation, digital transformation, healthcare, culture, tourism, sports, and people-to-people exchanges.

Delegates taking a commemorative photo.

Within the framework of their visit and working program in Phu Tho, the Tuv Provincial Hural working delegation offered incense and visited the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site.

Le Hoang