Hanoi(VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc calledon the Vietnamese Consulate General’s staff in Frankfurt city, Hessen state,on July 5 right after his arrival in Germany.

Duringthe meeting with the Consulate General’s staff, the Government leader stressedthat his visit to Germany aims to further deepen the Strategic Partnershipbetween the two countries, including bolstering trade and economic links withHessen state and Frankfurt city.

Vietnamalways considers Germany as one of its leading reliable and important partnersin Europe, he said.

Whilebriefing on the homeland’s socio-economic and political situation in the firsthalf of this year, PM Phuc hailed the Consulate General’s staff for theirefforts to enhance relations between the two countries.

Heaffirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s open-door foreign policy, saying thatVietnam wants to make friends with all countries worldwide and integrate deeperinto the world economy.

ThePM asked the Consulate General’s staff to continuemaintaining solidarity and creating more favourable conditions for Vietnameseexpatriates in Frankfurt in particular, and those living and working Hessen andGermany in particular, to lead stable lives, well integrate into society andpromote national cultural identities.

ConsulGeneral Nguyen Hong Linh said all the staff members have been deeply aware of theParty’s external policy and the nation’s socio-economic development targets,and have well completed state and people-to-people externalaffairs assigned by the Party and State.

OverseasVietnamese in Frankfurt have closely followed Vietnam’s development and usuallyorganised charitable activities towards the homeland, he noted.-VNA