Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta exchange experience in public transport management
Thursday, September 07, 2023, 12:45 GMT+7
A Ho Chi Minh City delegation on Tuesday met with authorities from Jakarta, Indonesia to exchange information and share experience in public transport management, with a focus on the development of electric bus, rapid bus, and mass rapid transit (MRT) services.
The meeting was part of the Ho Chi Minh City delegation’s working visit to Indonesia from September 3 to 5.
The delegation was led by Bui Xuan Cuong, vice-chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration.
It worked with Regional Secretary of Jakarta Joko Agus Setyono and representatives of state management agencies in charge of public transport and urban management in the Indonesian capital city.
Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta have many things in common, such large populations and high population densities.
They both face several challenges regarding urban management issues and environmental pollution, thereby opening up many potential cooperation opportunities between the two cities.
The delegation on Tuesday afternoon met with MRT Jakarta Company – the entity charged with managing and operating Jakarta’s MRT system.
Both sides agreed to co-host a forum to call for investment into projects employing the transit-oriented development.
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| Bui Xuan Cuong (first row, L, 2nd), vice-chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, attends a meeting with Jakarta authorities, September 5, 2023. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations |
The southern Vietnamese metropolis made the visit to Indonesia with the aim of discussing cooperation plans with Jakarta, especially in the fields of public transport and urban management, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations.
The delegation also attended the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2023 (ABIS 2023), themed ‘ASEAN Centrality: Innovating Towards Greater Inclusivity,' held from September 3 to 4 in Jakarta.
Speaking at an ABIS session on Monday, Cuong said that amid global challenges, the close cooperation between countries in the region over the past 56 years has generated positive outcomes and paved the way for trading activities among them to recover and make headway.
Ho Chi Minh City pledged to keep making efforts to connect major economic hubs, join supply chains, and actively engage in international cooperation programs within ASEAN and Greater Mekong Sub-region mechanisms, the Vietnamese official said.
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