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PM pushes for closer ties between Vietnamese, German legislatures

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged Vietnamese and German legislatures to foster cooperation, a move which the PM considers in line with their strategic partnership established in 2011.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged Vietnamese and German legislaturesto foster cooperation, a move which the PM considers in line with theirstrategic partnership established in 2011.

In a meeting withthe President of the German Parliament Norbert Lammert in Berlin onOctober 15, the PM sought his host’s support to enhance Vietnam ’sties with the European Union.

Lammert assured his guest thathe would attend the 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-ParliamentaryUnion scheduled for next March in Vietnam.

In a meetingwith the Vietnamese community in Berlin on the same day, the PMasked them to continue to stand united and abide by the German law,adding that they were expected to act as a bridge between the twocountries.

Nearly 125,000 Vietnamese currently live in Germany.-VNA
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