President’s visit opens new horizon in Vietnam-Germany partnership
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh
(VOVworld) – The freshly concluded visit to Germany by Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang has opened up new prospects for cooperation between the two countries. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said in a press interview, highlighting the significance and results of the first State-level visit by a Vietnamese president to Germany since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1975. Mr. Minh said the visit from November 24 to 26 sought to intensify the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany, especially in trade and investment, science and technology and education and training. He added that the visit has consolidated the political trust between top leaders of the two countries, and created a strong push to propel trade and investment relations forward – a key pillar in the countries’ strategic partnership.
Another highlight of the visit were the meetings between President Truong Tan Sang, German friends and the Vietnamese community in Germany, which illustrates Vietnam’s national unity policy and the country’s feelings for their German friends in their support for Vietnam.
Vietnam and Germany signed six cooperative documents, including a governmental agreement on science and technology cooperation, a protocol revising and supplementing the terms of the 1994 aviation transport agreement; and a technical service contract on maintaining A320 aircraft engines between Vietjet Air and Lufthansa Group.