Da Nang (VNA) - Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) ofthe Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin and his entourage paid a working trip to the centralcoastal city of Da Nang on November 15 as part of their official visit toVietnam.

At a reception for the Kazakhstani guests, Secretary of the municipalParty Committee Truong Quang Nghia highlighted the city’s strength in hi-techindustry, tourism and services, and expressed his hope for stronger cooperationwith and more investment from Kazakhstani partners.

Nghia asked the Kazakhstani parliament leader to introduce localities inhis countries with similarities with Da Nang with a view to setting upcooperative ties.

The leader of Kazakhstan’s lower house said his delegation was impressedby what they saw at the Da Nang Port and Hoa Tho garment company during thetour of Da Nang. He said his country can partner with Da Nang in lightindustry, import-export and tourism.

He also pledged to introduce suitable localities to Da Nang in order toset up twinning relations.

Da Nang has established cooperative ties with 41 localities in 19countries and territories in the world. As of March this year, the city washome to 704 foreign-invested projects with total investment of 3.55 billionUSD.

Last year, Da Nang welcomed more than 7.66 million tourists./.