Boosting Hanoi – Amsterdam cooperation in various fields

Mr Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam, was leading a business delegation to Hanoi from December 8th - 11th to deepen the cooperation in fields such as urban planning, water management, energy and municipal solid waste treatment.

On the 9th Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao and Dr. Mayor Eberhard van der Laan signed a memorandum of cooperation and friendship relations between the Hanoi People’s Committee and City government of Amsterdam.

The two sides agreed the principle of cooperation: In the jurisdiction of each party, on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, in accordance with the laws and policies of Vietnam and the Netherlands, in accordance with the international agreements signed between the two countries.

Contents of cooperation, including green urban solutions: water supply, sewerage, waste water treatment, management of surface water and ground water, solid waste, metabolic waste into energy, generalplanning, spatial planning, integrated water management, climate change and flood risk management related to the area of the Red River (including Dyke, ready to respond to emergency situations). City’s overall planning, urban management, development of infrastructure, transport and public transport. The smart urban solutions such as intelligent lighting, energy and transport. Cultural cooperation and education; investment bilateral exchanges and other areas of cooperation agreement of the two sides.

StratCap particpated in the meeting as governmental relationship partner for several members of the delegation and is presently preparing a cooperation MOU with the City authorities.

The implementation of cooperation activities under the memorandum of understanding does not involve the transfer of financial resources between the two sides. The two sides exchanged experiences and knowledge about the concepts of finance and investment solutions, contributing to the implementation of the project. Search for additional funding from outside, national andinternational progress of the project in mind an. The MoU has effective date since the signature and is valid for 4 years. In the implementation process, in case the memorandum expires, any remaining projects are carried out in the memorandum will continue until completion.

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