Socialist Republic of Vietnam

(VNA)The central city of Da Nang and Pittsburgh city of the US’ Pennsylvania State have agreed to become sister cities and further boost cooperation.
A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in the US, headed by Deputy Ambassador Nguyen Tien Minh, paid a two-day visit (May 28-29) to Pittsburgh to promote cooperation between the two cities.
Minh handed over a memo on cooperation between Da Nang and Pittsburgh to Pittsburgh City Council’s President Doug Shields and relayed a letter from Da Nang People’s Committee Chairman Tran Van Minh to the Pittsburgh Mayor.
The Pittsburgh City Council’s President expressed his hope to visit Vietnam in March 2010.
While in Pittsburgh, the Vietnamese Embassy’s delegation visited Chatham University and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
Chatham University President Esther Barazzone and the Vietnamese delegation discussed a cooperation plan with Vietnam, focusing on training medical workers.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Technology Council President Audrey Russo introduced the Vietnamese side about technologies that Vietnam could apply./.