The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a meeting with nearly 100 outstandingVietnamese businesses in the country on Jan. 23 on the occasion of the Tet(Lunar New Year) festival.

The meeting, the first of its kind held inGermany , offered an opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to look back on theirresults over the past year, exchange experiences and boost economic-tradecooperation and solidarity.

Addressing the event, Ambassador Do Hoa Binhaffirmed that the Vietnamese community in Germany has developed in both quantityand quality, gradually setting their foothold in Germany in particular and inthe European market in general

Businesses have sponsored many arts,sports and cultural activities towards the homeland as well as made importantcontributions to activities of the Vietnamese community in Germany , he said.

Ambassador Binh expressed his wish that the Vietnam Business Associationwill continue boosting solidarity and mutual assistance for development,becoming a strong and prestigious association in the Vietnamese community inGermany .

While affirming the Embassy’s support for businesses, he alsocalled for their closer coordination with the Embassy to continue implementingdiplomatic activities, including those to celebrate the 35 th anniversary of theVietnam-Germany diplomatic ties in 2010.

According to the ambassador,the “Vietnam Year in Germany 2010” will be held with 17 events, including aceremony to welcome the traditional Tet festival, a Vietnamese Cultural andTourism Week, an exchange between youths of Vietnam and Germany ’s Hessen State, a Vietnam-Germany business forum and a photo exhibition on the Vietnam-Germanycooperation./.