(VOVworld) – US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius highly valued Can Tho City’s competitive edge at a Monday working session with the city leaders.

Ambassador Ted Osius said with a favorable geographic position, great agricultural potential, and existing infrastructure projects like Can Tho airport and seaports, Can Tho has attracted much foreign and domestic investment capital.

He said US businesses have also sought opportunities to cooperate with Vietnamese localities, including Can Tho.

According to the Ambassador, economically “Vietnam and the US are in the end of the negotiations of the trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. We believe that the success of the TPP will boost Vietnam’s economy very significantly and certainly boost the economy of the Mekong Delta region. One of the pillars of the comprehensive partnership between our two countries is the educational cooperation. We’re sitting in a world-class university right now, Can Tho University, which we have a lot of collaboration already. That kind of educational collaboration is our investment in the future in Vietnam.”

To mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties, on the same day, Ted visited Can Tho University and talked with students there.