Ho Chi Minh City is set to host a number of international events, so the safety of foreign visitors to the southern metropolis should be absolutely guaranteed, municipal chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong has requested.

The city’s Department of Tourism and relevant security agencies should join hands in enacting stricter security measures to keep international visitors safe when they are in Ho Chi Minh City, the chairman insisted at a meeting on Monday.

Multiple diplomatic, investment, trade, and tourism events are poised to take place in the southern metropolis in the coming months, so security must be a top priority, Phong added.

Among those activities is the 12^th annual International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (2016 ITE HCMC), scheduled for September 8 to 10.

The tourism department said at the meeting that four ministers and two deputy ministers for tourism in Vietnam and Cambodia have confirmed their participation.

Ten governors from Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar will also participate in the event, the largest and most established international travel expo in Vietnam.

Dozens of tourism agencies and travel firms, including international media, will also attend.

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