HCM City (VNA), March 19 -- Ho Chi Minh City wishes to promote comprehensive cooperation in politics, economy and culture with partners of the Czech Republic, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai said on March 19.

The focus of the collaboration will be agriculture and the food industry, the official told visiting Czech Minister of Agriculture Marek Vyborny in a reception in the city, noting HCM City, as an economic and cultural centre of Vietnam, is aware of its pioneer role in materialising cooperation projects between Vietnam and other countries, including the Czech Republic.

Highly valuing the Czech Republic's strengths in agriculture, and food and agricultural processing, Mai held that its traditional products l...