In 2011, leaders of Vietnam and Germany signed the Hanoi Joint Declaration, upgrading bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, creating a new impetus to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnam and Germany set up diplomatic relations on September 23, 1975. The ties were elevated to a strategic partnership in October 2011. Germany has become Vietnam’s top trade partner in the EU.
Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who led a Vietnamese high-ranking military delegation to pay a working visit to Germany from June 10-15, has held talks with Germany’s Defen
Studying Germany’s new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as well as models of digital and knowledge-based economic development, vocational training and financial centres is crucial for Ho Chi Minh City to shape its development, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has said.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a short visit to Germany on February 20-21 but it proved fruitful beyond expectations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu.
A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Finance-Budget Committee led by Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai has paid a visit to Germany to learn from the country’s experience in State budget and tax management.
Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with representatives from the Vietnamese community, enterprises, and associations of Vietnam in Berlin on November 2 as part of his working visit to Germany.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Mayor of Frankfurt Peter Feldmann have agreed to establish a twin city partnership between the two cities during a recent meeting.
Vietnam is ready to further promote its cooperative ties with Germany’s Hamburg state in the fields of science-technology, logistics and shipping-seaports, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Vietnam attaches special importance to developing the relations with Germany, which is its leading partner in Europe in politics-external relations, trade-investment, education-training and science-technology, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Brigitte Zypries said she will encourage German businesses to make more investment in Vietnam while meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 6 as part of his ongoing official visit to Germany.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on the Vietnamese Consulate General’s staff in Frankfurt city, Hessen state, on July 5 right after his arrival in Germany.
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