German localities encouraged to invest in Vietnam

Vietnam’s Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung has made a trip to Rostock city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state to promote German investment in Vietnam.
German localities encouraged to invest in Vietnam ảnh 1Vietnam's Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung visits Liebheer Group (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ambassador toGermany Doan Xuan Hung has made a trip to Rostock city inMecklenburg-Vorpommern state to promote German investment in Vietnam.

The VietnameseGovernment is committed to providing the best possible support to German investorsand is ready to talk to address outstanding problems encountered by foreigninvestors in Vietnam, the Ambassador said during his working sessions with thecity’s officials on July 11.

Meeting with Rostock Mayor Roland Methling,President of the Rostock Council Wolfgang Nitzsche and Senator Peter Stein,Ambassador Hung said Vietnam has many seaports and port cities like Rostock, whichholds potential for bilateral cooperation. 

According to him, there are about 176,000Vietnamese in Germany and around 100,000 German-speaking Vietnamese in Vietnam,who serve as an important foundation for the two countries to enhance theirrelationship. 

The Rostock officials appreciated the integrationand contributions of the Vietnamese community to the city and expressed theirwish to partner with Vietnamese localities, particularly in areas of Rostock’sstrength like industry, seaport and education. 

The same day, Ambassador Hung and his entouragevisited Liebheer Group, which specializes in providing cranesfor container handling. The group has operated in Vietnam since 1995. 

He suggested the group select Vietnam as a productionbase to supply products and services to other countries, especially ASEANnations.  

The ambassador also visited the Dien Hongassociation which gathers Vietnamese in Germany. 

Rostock is the largest and most important cityof Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in terms of culture and economy and the secondlargest port city in Baltic, following Lubeck. -VNA
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