At the meeting, Provincial Party Secretary Le Truong Luu said that recently, Thua Thien Hue province has signed cooperation agreements with Bangkok and Ubon Ratchathani province, and has close cooperative relations with a number of localities in the Northeast region of Thailand; focusing on the fields of trade, tourism, education and training, culture... Currently, there are 10 Thai projects operating in the province with a total registered capital of 98.8 million USD.

For Ubon Ratchathani province, over the years, there has been a close cooperative relationship with Thua Thien Hue province. The two sides have exchanged experiences in tourism development; invested in developing tourism combined with cuisine ; introduced destinations and tourism products; cooperated in the field of education and training, developed exchange programs between universities, lecturers and students; strengthened cooperation in investment and trade; conducted market research and promoted investment in industrial parks and logistics services.

On behalf of the delegation, Governor Supasit Kocharoenyos thanked the leaders of Thua Thien Hue for their warm welcome and gave an overview of the geographical location and socio -economic development of Ubon Ratchathani province. Governor Supasit Kocharoenyos said that the provincial government is currently focusing on developing commercial sectors to contribute to promoting the role and advantages of the East-West Economic Corridor.

Regarding the proposals of the leaders of Thua Thien Hue, Mayor Supasit Kocharoenyos expressed his joy and high agreement, and at the same time believed that such cooperation would promote the relationship between the two localities to develop further. The Mayor informed that Ubon Ratchathani province has established friendly and cooperative relations with Vietnamese provinces including Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue... and hoped that in the future, Ubon Ratchathani province and Thua Thien Hue and some localities on the East-West economic corridor will establish a comprehensive cooperative relationship to strengthen the relationship between Thailand and Vietnam.

The Thua Thien Hue Provincial Business Association and the Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Business Delegation also exchanged and shared information that businesses from both sides are interested in investing in the coming time.

THAI SON