Vice Chairman of provincial People's Committee receives Indian delegation

At the reception, Tung expressed his delight to welcome the delegation, and said that the traditional relationship between Vietnam and India has been nurtured by the two countries' leaders and people throughout generations.

Trade cooperation between Vietnam and India in general and between India and Ninh Binh in particular has been developing fruitfully in the past few years, he said.

Tung also briefed his guests on the province's tourism features, underscoring that Ninh Binh is focusing on developing tourism comprehensively, and paying due attention to preserving and upholding unique cultural identities and outstanding landscapes for sustainable tourism development.

Ninh Binh always welcomes Indian businesses, investors and tourism and cinema organizations to study cooperative opportunities and hold MICE events, the official said.

Tung expressed hiss hope that the visit would open up opportunities to promote Ninh Binh's tourism potential to the Indian market.

In the coming time, TAFI plans to hold an annual conference in Ninh Binh with the participation of around 400-500 guests, so that Ninh Binh will assign travel companies to support the delegation in terms of travelling, accommodations, restaurants, tourist guides and security, Tung added.

For his part, Ajay Prakash thanked the host for warm welcome and said Ninh Binh owns great tourism potential to discover and Ninh Binh people are friendly.

With over 1,400 members, TAFI would serve as an ambassador for Ninh Binh tourism to introduce the province's tourism images and services to the 1.4-billion-people Indian market, he said.

He also hoped that tourism ties between Ninh Binh and India will develop robustly, thus providing more opportunities for business and connecting cultures between the two sides.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy