Overview of the discussion

At the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Vu Quang Minh had a meeting with Marko Walde, chief representative of the Chief Representative of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK), and Nguyen Quang Hieu, chairman of the Hanoi Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association on Thursday.

At the meeting, the parties discussed cooperation plans to promote diplomatic, trade and investment relations between Germany and Vietnam, through people-to-people diplomacy.

That plan is to promote trade cooperation, wind renewable energy; vocational training according to German standards; implement parallel vocational training projects while transferring the latest German technologies to innovate, and join the supply chain of German investors in Vietnam to support Vietnamese businesses .

Marko Walde, chief representative of the Chief Representative of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Vu Quang Minh, and Nguyen Quang Hieu, chairman of the Hanoi's Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association (from left to right).

The Hanoi Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association also agreed and is expected to approve a number of activities to realize the goal.

The activities include developing the relationship between Hanoi and Berlin, waste treatment, drug supply through AHK and cultural activities such as organizing a friendship football tournament and a Christmas fair. These will all strengthen cultural understanding between the two countries.

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