PM welcomes German Sachsen-Anhalt Governor

The Vietnamese government wishes to boost effective cooperation with Germany, including the Sachsen-Anhalt State, in the fields of trade, investment, education and training.

Monday, March 28, 2011 21:19

The Vietnamese government wishes to boost effective cooperation withGermany , including the Sachsen-Anhalt State, in the fields oftrade, investment, education and training.

PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung made the statement while receiving Prof.Wolfgang Boehmer, Governor of the Sachsen-Anhalt State of Germany,in Hanoi on March 28.

PM Dung spoke highly of thevisit by the Governor, who was accompanied by leading businesses ofSachsen-Anhalt State, saying that it will make practicalcontributions to the Vietnam-Germany relationship.

Hesuggested the Sachsen-Anhalt State Governor pay attention to promotingcooperation with Vietnam in such areas as solar and wind energy andenvironmental protection as well as providing experienced lecturers forthe Vietnam-Germany University .

On the occasion,the PM thanked the German authorities’ support for over 130,000Vietnamese people living and working in the country, including 10,000 inSachsen-Anhalt State .

For his part, GovernorWolfgang Boehmer said his visit aims to boost cooperation betweenSachsen-Anhalt State and Vietnam , especially in science andtechnology, environment and energy.

He stressed thatdespite significant geographic distance, Vietnam always holds animportant position in the state’s development strategy.

Sachsen-Anhalt State will create favourable conditions for theVietnamese community to live and work in the state as well as for itsbusinesses to invest in Vietnam , he affirmed.

Germany is now Vietnam ’s largest trade partner in Europe withtwo-way trade between the two countries reaching 5.8 billion USD in2010./.

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