The Germany NGO Solidarity Service International (SODI) has held a meeting in Berlin to publicise its projects in Vietnam and call upon the German authorities, other organisations and the public to continue supporting the Southeast Asian country.

Attending the meeting were Federal Parliament Senator Gesine Loetzsch, Hellmut Kapfenberger, the author of the German-written “the Ho Chi Minh” chronicles and the Vietnamese Minister Counsellor Bui Manh Cuong.

Speaking at the event, SODI leaders highlighted the effectiveness of SODI’s projects in Vietnam and praised the spiritual and financial support of German organisations and individuals as well as the practical and effective cooperation shown by their Vietnamese partners.

Nguyen Van Cao, Vice Chairman of central Thua Thien-Hue province’s People’s Committee, who was on a visit to Germany, spoke highly of SODI’s projects which have been carried out in his locality, saying that they have helped local people to stabilise their lives and access economic development opportunities.

Also on the occasion, Cao presented the province’s certificate of merit to the organisation and an insignia to SODI Project Manager in Asia Illona Schleicher.

SODI now has hundreds of projects worth tens of millions of euros all over the world. The organisation has carried out a large number of projects in Vietnam, focusing on mine clearance, vocational training, and supporting AO and landmine victims as well as disabled people in the three central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.

In Germany, SODI has also carried out various activities to support Vietnam, including holding meetings and seminars, photography exhibitions and distributing leaflets calling for justice and compensation for AO victims./.