Vietnamese localities popularised in Germany

The Foreign Ministry’s Department of Foreign Affairs Provincial and the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a programme in Berlin, Germany on June 27-28 to popularise Vietnamese localities, with representatives from Dak Lak, Lang Son, Yen Bai provinces taking part.
Vietnamese localities popularised in Germany ảnh 1The Vietnamese delegation meets overseas Vietnamese firms in Germany (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry’s Department ofForeign Affairs Provincial and the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held aprogramme in Berlin, Germany on June 27-28 to popularise Vietnamese localities,with representatives from Dak Lak, Lang Son, Yen Bai provinces taking part.

The Vietnamese delegation paid courtesy calls to Parliamentary State Secretary to theFederal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development NorbertBarthe and President of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania BirgitHesse. They  attended a seminar on connectingVietnamese localities and businesses with counterparts in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state.

The delegationalso visited several German financial companies and organisations and heldworking sessions with overseas Vietnamese enterprises in the country.

Since theestablishment of the Vietnam-Germany bilateral strategic partnership in 2011,ties between the two countries’ localities have expanded across the fields ofnational defence-security, economy, trade, investment, science-technology andtourism.

The host side affirmedthey paid attention to bolstering extensive and mutually-beneficial ties withVietnamese localities and enterprises, especially in fields of Germany’sstrength and Vietnam’s demand.

The seminarafforded both sides a chance to seek business opportunities in diverse areas,ranging from economy, trade, investment, finance, education-training,science-technology to tourism.

Representativesfrom overseas Vietnamese companies in Germany expressed wish to help Vietnameselocalities, particularly Dak Lak, Lang Son and Yen Bai, tap opportunities toexpand their presence in the German market, given that the Free Trade Agreementand Investment Protection Agreement between Vietnam and the European Union willbe signed in Hanoi on June 30 and ratified in the near future.-VNA
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