Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar was held in Frankfurt arm Main by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Thien Minh Group (TMG) on April 20 topromote Vietnam tourism in Germany.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany VuQuang Minh highlighted the importance of Vietnam-Germany strategic partnershipover the past decade, creating opportunities to further tighten the friendshipand mutual support between the two countries.
The ambassador said that despite challenges from the COVID-19pandemic, Vietnam has become Germany's leading tradingpartner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the lattercontinues to be Vietnam's number one trading partner in the European Union (EU).
German businesses are increasingly interested inVietnam, with many new opportunities opening up in such fields as renewableenergy, green technology, digital economy, sustainable development, theenvironment and other key industries, he said.
Regarding tourism, Vietnam has become one of the top favouritedestinations for Germans.
According to the ambassador, it’s time for Vietnam Airlines to resume the routeconnecting Frankfurt city and Vietnam - one of the carrier's mostsuccessful international routes.
Minh expressed his belief that in the coming time VietnamAirlines will soon increase the flight frequency to the level before the pandemic, helpingto connect people of the two countries, adding that the Vietnamese Government pledges to continue creating the most favourable conditions for Germanand international tourists and businesses to come to the country.
Pham Thi Nguyet, acting head of the Marketing and Sales Departmentof Vietnam Airlines said that in the first quarter of this year, the number ofinternational passengers arriving at Vietnam's airports increased by 176percent compared to the previous quarter.
Vietnam Airlines is expected to resume flights to all international destinations as before the pandemic by July this year, of which Germanyis always among the company's top six markets, she said./.
