Ambassador Vu Quang Minh visits and works in Cottbus city, Germany

Recently, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh and the delegation of the Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in Cottbus city, Brandenburg state worked with Cottbus Mayor Tobias Schick.

Thị trưởng thành phố Cottbus Tobias Schick (giữa) cùng đoàn công tác Đại sứ quán Việt Nam và Hội người Việt ở Cottbus. (Nguồn: TTXVN)

Mayor of Cottbus Tobias Schick (center), Ambassador Vu Quang Minh and the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany and the Vietnamese Association in Cottbus, June 1. (Source: VNA)

At the meeting, Ambassador Vu Quang Minh expressed his personal thanks to the Mayor and the Cottbus city government for always paying attention, creating conditions and supporting the Vietnamese community in Cottbus to successfully integrate.

The Ambassador said that 35 years ago, Vietnamese people first came to Cottbus to learn a trade and start a new life, and the Vietnamese Association in the city recently organized a big event to celebrate this memorable milestone.

According to the Ambassador, relations between Vietnam and Germany are developing very positively in all areas, especially after Prime Minister Olaf Scholz's visit to Vietnam in November 2022. This is a good premise for the two countries, as well as between Cottbus and Vietnamese localities, to continue promoting relations.

The Ambassador hoped that Cottbus would consider establishing a sister city with a Vietnamese city, thereby enhancing cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. In addition, the two sides could also promote cooperation in the fields of highereducation and vocational training, including nursing.

Expressing his gratitude to the city of Cottbus for receiving the Vietnamese elephant "Don Chung" from Leipzig Zoo to its new home in Cottbus, the Ambassador hoped that this would be one of the attractions and attract people in Cottbus and neighboring areas to visit.

For his part, Mayor Tobias Schick appreciated the integration and general contributions of the Vietnamese community in Cottbus city, contributing to the diversity and prosperity of the city.

The mayor expressed his appreciation for the hardworking and friendly Vietnamese community, and said that his father during the German Democratic Republic also worked in support of and helped Vietnamese workers at the IFA factory in Ludwigsfelde (Brandenburg state) and visited Vietnam twice.

Mayor Schick expressed his desire to promote cooperation between Cottbus and Vietnam, especially in the field of vocational training, and said that there are currently over 80 Vietnamese nurses being trained and working in Cottbus.

He also appreciated the idea of establishing a sister city relationship between Cottbus and a Vietnamese city and would be interested in this plan, while looking forward to having the opportunity to discuss more deeply and specifically about cooperation plans in the coming time.

Đại sứ Vũ Quang Minh cùng Phu nhân Nguyễn Minh Hạnh và Thị trưởng thành phố Cottbus Tobias Schick (trái) nhận Giấy Chứng nhận bảo trợ cho voi tại Vườn thú Cottbus. (Nguồn: TTXVN)

Ambassador Vu Quang Minh, his wife Nguyen Minh Hanh and Mayor of Cottbus Tobias Schick received the Certificate of Elephant Protection at Cottbus Zoo. (Source: VNA)

During the meeting, Ambassador Vu Quang Minh signed the golden book of Cottbus city.

Through the support and connection of Ms. Thu Thuy Igel's group and other Vietnamese people who love animals, during a working trip at Cottbus Zoo, Ambassador Vu Quang Minh and his wife Nguyen Minh Hanh also attended the opening ceremony of the new Elephant House of the Vietnamese elephant named "Don Chung" at this zoo.

The event took place on International Children's Day, June 1, attracting many people and children of Cottbus to watch and visit the "members" of Cottbus Zoo.

Director of Cottbus Zoo, Dr. Jens Kämmerling also presented the Ambassador and his wife with the Don Chung Elephant Sponsorship Certificate, while Mayor Tobias Schick sponsored the SUNDALI Elephant.

Female elephant Don Chung was born in 1982 in Vietnam, was donated to Leipzig Zoo two years later and was transferred to her new home at Cottbus Zoo at the end of April.

Previously, during a working session with the leaders of the Vietnamese Association in Cottbus, Ambassador Vu Quang Minh highly appreciated the fact that people supported and helped each other, successfully integrated into the host society, made many contributions to the community and looked towards the homeland.

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