(PLO) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier affirmed that Vietnam is a reliable economic partner and wishes to promote economic cooperation with Vietnam, especially in investment.
After the solemn welcoming ceremony with a 21-gun salute, on the afternoon of January 23, at the Presidential Palace, President Vo Van Thuong and President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier held high-level talks. High.
Deepen the Strategic Partnership further
In an atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding, President Vo Van Thuong and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed major directions and measures to further deepen the Vietnam-Vietnam Strategic Partnership. Germany, as well as sharing regional and international issues of common concern.
In order to promote the foundation of good relations and great potential for cooperation between Vietnam and Germany, the two sides agreed to further strengthen political trust through delegation exchanges, high-level contacts and Effectively deploy bilateral cooperation mechanisms including Strategic Dialogue, Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation, Government Consultation on Development Cooperation, Dialogue on the Rule of Law, and coordinate effective implementation Vietnam-Germany strategic action plan for the period 2023-2025.
The two leaders were pleased to see that the two countries’ cooperation in the field of education and training has achieved many positive results, especially the Vietnamese-German University, a symbolic project of the two countries’ relations, which is operating effectively. fruit. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hopes that the two sides will continue to coordinate closely so that the Vietnamese-German University can develop successfully, especially attracting more and more Vietnamese students.
President Vo Van Thuong asked Germany to continue supporting the training of high-quality human resources for Vietnam, supporting the expansion of the Vietnamese-German University and improving operational efficiency.
In the economic field, the two sides agreed to continue to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), creating favorable conditions for each country’s strong products to access their respective markets. together.
President of Germany affirmed that Vietnam is a reliable economic partner, wishing to promote economic cooperation with Vietnam, especially in investment. President Vo Van Thuong asked Germany to soon complete procedures for ratifying the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and urge the European Commission (EC) to soon remove the IUU yellow card for its seafood. Vietnam.
President Vo Van Thuong thanked Germany for its support to Vietnam in the field of development cooperation over the past 3 decades, positively contributing to Vietnam’s socio-economic development, requesting Germany continue to provide ODA to Vietnam in the fields of energy, environment and vocational training.
President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife are on a state visit to Vietnam from January 23 to 24. The visit was made at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his wife
Support Vietnam to implement emissions reduction commitments
About respond to climate changeGerman President Frank-Walter Steinmeier affirmed that Germany is ready to support Vietnam with technology, experts, and finance in implementing the JETP framework to contribute to implementing commitments to reduce emissions to zero by 2050. Vietnam proposed at the COP26 Conference.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of security-defense, science-technology, justice, and agriculture. At the same time, promote cultural exchange activities, thereby contributing to strengthening understanding and friendship between the two peoples, practically commemorating the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany in 2019. 2025.
President Vo Van Thuong hopes that Germany will continue to pay attention and create conditions for the Vietnamese community in Germany to live stably, continue to be a bridge, and actively contribute to the friendship between the two countries.
Regarding this issue, the German President affirmed that the 200,000 Vietnamese community in Germany has successfully integrated and contributed positively to the host society.
On the international front, the two countries agreed to coordinate and support each other at regional and multilateral forums such as the ASEAN-Germany, ASEAN-EU, and United Nations cooperation frameworks.
About East Sea issuethe two leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, and resolving disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with international law. , especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), supports the substantive and effective COC negotiation process between ASEAN and China.
After the talks, President Vo Van Thuong and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier witnessed the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement on migrant labor between the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. German Federation.
The Chairman of the National Assembly meets with the President of Germany
The same afternoon, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The National Assembly Chairman said that in its foreign policy, Vietnam always values and prioritizes developing relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, the leading power in Europe and in the world; wishes to deepen the Strategic Partnership with Germany through Party, National Assembly, Government and people-to-people exchanges.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier agreed with the opinion of the Chairman of the National Assembly that economic cooperation is the pillar of the two countries’ relationship, is developing positively and has a lot of potential.
According to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, contributing to strengthening economic relations between the two countries, removing administrative barriers is very important in both countries.
Specifically, on the German side, it is improving and simplifying procedural regulations to receive professional workers from Vietnam. In the field of renewable energy and green energy, finance is an important issue. Germany is interested in technological cooperation with Vietnam. Along with the goal of reducing net emissions to zero, the two countries will soon cooperate in this field.
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to pay attention and support the establishment of the German-Vietnamese Friendship Parliamentary Group to further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the National Assembly and the National Assembly. two countries.
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(PLO) – President Vo Van Thuong and his wife chaired the solemn welcoming ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife.
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