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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Bình hopes to build cooperative relations with Armenia’s historical cities and heritage urban areas, Vietnam’s Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Đoàn Minh Huấn told visiting President of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan on Monday, Viet Nam News reported.
Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan is on an official visit to Vietnam until November 23, following an invitation from his Vietnamese counterpart Trần Thanh Mẫn.
Huấn told the president about Ninh Bình's geographical location and explained that their model is highly praised by UNESCO for its green, sustainable and harmonious development, based on the protection of natural resources and the revival of cultural heritage. At the same time, it promotes harmony between people and nature, works to transform its cultural heritage into an important resource for developing cultural industries, tourism and the heritage economy, which are key economic sectors of the province.
Ninh Bình aims to build a millennium-old heritage city and a creative city with its own unique identity. It also aims to become a centre for cultural industries and creative economies worldwide, so as to make the most of the soft power of culture, he added.
Stressing that Ninh Bình is the first destination in his official visit to Vietnam, Alen Simonyan was impressed with the province's development potential, particularly in the fields of car manufacturing and tourism.
He also noted that Armenia is an important partner of Vietnam and that this relationship will continue to be strengthened, not only at the national but also at the local level. Therefore, following this visit, his entourage will explore the possibility of developing a cooperation programme between Ninh Bình and Armenian localities.
The Armenian parliament delegation toured many industrial and scenic sites in the province.