The visit and working session aimed to substantiate the Cooperation Agreement for the 2026-2031 period between the Điện Biên provincial People’s Committee and the Vysoké Tatry city administration, which was exchanged on April 13, 2026, in Hanoi under the witness of the Prime Ministers of both countries. The activity unfolded against the backdrop of Vietnam - Slovakia relations being upgraded to a strategic partnership, unlocking new opportunities for cooperation between localities.

At the working session, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Lương introduced an overview of Điện Biên’s potentials, strengths, and development orientations. As a mountainous border province in Northwestern Vietnam, Điện Biên holds a strategically critical position, possessing numerous distinctive historical, cultural, and natural landscape values; alongside potentials for developing green agriculture, eco-tourism, resorts, and border gate economics.

Based on the strengths and development needs of each locality, Điện Biên province proposed strengthening cooperation across three focal domains: Sustainable tourism development tied to nature conservation; science - technology, innovation, and digital transformation; and education - training, expert exchange, and people-to-people exchanges.

In the tourism sector, Điện Biên province desires to exchange and learn from Vysoké Tatry’s experiences regarding tourism spatial planning, destination management, and developing eco-tourism, resort, and healthcare tourism products tied to environmental protection. Concurrently, it seeks to explore the possibility of coordinating promotion and connecting tourism enterprises, step-by-step effectively exploiting the potentials and advantages of both localities.

Regarding science - technology and digital transformation, Điện Biên requested enhanced exchanges of experience in applying technology to state management, tourism management, and public service delivery; and connecting specialized agencies and research facilities, contributing to elevating the quality of management and service for citizens and enterprises.

The two localities also expressed interest in promoting cooperation in education - training; exchanging experts, lecturers, and students; and organizing cultural exchange activities to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the people of both sides.

To effectively deploy the Cooperation Agreement, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Lương requested specialized agencies of the two localities to maintain information exchange, identify coordination focal points, select priority content, and formulate implementation roadmaps aligned with the conditions, resources, and legal regulations of each side.

Within the framework of the working program, the delegation conducted field surveys at the Starý Smokovec Mineral Water Plant, Nový Smokovec Resort, and the Tatras National Park, exploring experiences in developing resort and healthcare tourism intertwined with natural resource conservation.

The visit and working session contributed to promoting the deployment of cooperation content between Điện Biên province and Vysoké Tatry city, thereby strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the localities, making practical contributions to the Vietnam - Slovakia strategic partnership.