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| Leaders of Hue City and representatives of Fundación Metrópoli (Spain) sign a memorandum of understanding on sustainable heritage urban development |
Fundación Metrópoli is a Spanish non-profit organization specializing in research, strategic consultancy, and integrated urban planning. Following a series of working sessions and discussions in March and April 2026, the two sides agreed to promote cooperation in urban planning, heritage urban development, cultural tourism, riverside spaces, and investment attraction.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee Le Huu Thuy Giang affirmed that Hue is striving to become a modern, green, smart, and sustainable city. On this journey, Hue City still faces numerous challenges in addressing climate change, protecting the environment, and making efficient use of resources. Against this backdrop, enhancing international cooperation and learning from global experience and expertise are essential to shaping the city’s long-term development.
On this occasion, the city’s leaders called on Fundación Metrópoli to work with the Department of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to develop a concrete action plan tailored to Hue’s local conditions.
Representing the Spanish partner, Dr. Alfonso Vegara, Founder and President of Fundación Metrópoli, highly appreciated Hue’s potential in terms of its natural assets, landscapes, and economy. He affirmed that he would draw on the organization’s expertise to support the city in shaping its development vision, improving quality of life, improving investment environment, and mobilizing resources for development.
Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly explore strategic approaches to preserving and promoting heritage values, urban planning, green tourism, the creative and circular economies, and emissions reduction.
Fundación Metrópoli will support research, recommend approaches, and provide implementation roadmaps for the ‘Hue City Project’ in the next phase. The cooperation will focus on promoting the value of Hue’s cultural and historical heritage, natural landscapes, and distinctive identity, with the aim of making the city a leading cultural and heritage tourism destination in Vietnam and Southeast Asia by 2030. The two sides also plan to explore a sustainable conservation model for the Complex of Hue Monuments that goes hand in hand with economic and tourism development. Other areas of cooperation include promoting ecotourism, resort tourism, and smart tourism; attracting international investment; developing human resources; and strengthening urban governance capacity.