Former German ambassador becomes head of Germany-Vietnam Association

Rolf Schulze, former German Ambassador to Vietnam, has been elected the new President of the Germany-Vietnam Association at its congress held recently in Berlin.
Former German ambassador becomes head of Germany-Vietnam Association ảnh 1Members of the Germany-Vietnam Association elected an 11-member executive board led by Rolf Schulze, former German Ambassador to Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – Rolf Schulze, former GermanAmbassador to Vietnam, has been elected the new President of the Germany-Vietnam Association at its congress held recently inBerlin.

Addressing the congress, Schulze pledged to exert efforts topromote the association’s activities in the timeto come, thus contributing to fostering the relationship between Germany and Vietnam.

According to Siegfried Sommer, Schulze’s predecessor, the associationwas founded in 1991 with an aim to strengthen the friendship between Vietnamand Germany as well as the cooperation between the two countries.

He noted that in the recent two years, due to impacts ofCOVID-19, a number of activities of the associations have been postponed, butthe “Vietnam Info” Newspaper has been published regularly to provideinformation on the political, economic and cultural situation in Vietnam aswell as the situation of the bilateral relationships.

On behalf of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, MinisterCounsellor Dang Chung Thuy lauded the role that the Germany-Vietnam Associationhas played in connecting people of the two nations. He hailed efforts andcontributions of the association during the past 30 years to the development ofthe friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

According to Thuy, the governments and people of Vietnam andGermany have given each other great and valuable support. Particularly, amidthe COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Germany has provided Vietnam with alarge number of COVID-19 vaccine doses directly and through the COVAX Facility,making Germany the second largest vaccine provider of Vietnam among Europeancountries.

At the congress, delegates adopted the revised Charter ofthe association and selected a new executive board with 11 members./. 

     
VNA

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