Vietnam's Dien Bien province and Algeria’s Batna province set up twinning ties.

Local administrations of Batna province of Algeria and Vietnam’s Dien Bien province agreed to establish a twinning partnership between the two cities on August 28.

The signing ceremony was held in Batna province in the witness of Provincial Governor Mohamed Benmalek, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh, and a delegation from Dien Ben province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Thanh Do.

During a meeting with the Dien Bien delegation visiting Batna for 3 days, Governor Benmalek welcomed this "well-researched initiative at the central and local levels" and said that this initiative would open up many opportunities to exchange experiences, realize projects as well as promote cooperation and investment between the two sides.

Governor Benmalek said this is the first suc agreement between the two localities of Algeria and Vietnam. Dien Bien is known by many Algerians for the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory, which encouraged the national liberation movement of many countries around the world, adding Algerians also have special affection for President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Batna in the Aurès region of Algeria has many similarities with Dien Bien. This is a locality with strengths in agricultural production with a large area of cereals, apricots, apples; poultry, sheep and beekeeping, and is also a place with strengths in tourism development with many cultural identities and many historical relics, including the ancient Roman citadel of Timgad recognized by the Educational Foundation, Science and Culture of the United Nations (UNESCO) recognized as world cultural heritage.

During the French colonial period, this place was considered one of the cradles of anti-colonial revolutionary movements.

For his part, Mr. Le Thanh Do introduced strengths and potentials of Dien Bien and emphasised the importance of the freshly signed agreement for cooperation development between the two provinces. He also expressed his hope that the two local administrations will concretise cooperation contents, and develop practical plans and action plans.

Governor of Batna province, Mohamed Benmalek (right) receives Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien province Le Thanh Do.

He suggested the two provinces strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, sports, tourism, and delegation exchange, and organise promotion activities between the two sides.

Do also invited the host to visit Dien Bien in 2024 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory as well as organise a business delegation to seek investment cooperation opportunities in the Vietnam’s province./.

Source: Vietnamplus.vn