Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung received the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association

On the afternoon of October 17, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung received a working delegation of the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association (DVG) led by Mr. Rolf Schulze, President of DVG.

Speaking at the reception, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung welcomed Mr. Rolf Schulze to visit Vietnam again; said that the Party, Government and people of Vietnam highly appreciate, always remember and are grateful to the German people for their sentiments and valuable and effective help for Vietnam in the past and present, including the very important contributions of the German Friendship Associations with Vietnam.

Established in 1991 with the aim of strengthening the relationship between Germany and Vietnam, DVG has many branches and working groups in many localities in Germany, closely cooperating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany and has organized many activities contributing to fostering the relationship between the two countries. In 2025, the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations.

The Deputy Prime Minister was pleased to see that the Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership has developed positively and extensively in all fields, from politics-diplomacy, economics, education, science-technology, expanding to new fields, such as environment, climate change, renewable energy, green transformation, digital transformation...

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, people-to-people diplomacy in the overall friendship and cooperation between the two countries is the foundation for developing comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Germany.

The achievements of the Strategic Partnership between the two countries are partly thanks to the personal efforts of Mr. Rolf Schulze, especially during his time as Ambassador to Vietnam, who actively promoted the early establishment of this important framework between the two countries in October 2011.

To further promote bilateral cooperation, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that both sides increase delegation exchanges at all levels, especially high-level ones, and promote the early elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Regarding trade and investment, welcoming the German Government's submission of documents to the German Parliament for ratification of the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) in early 2026, the Deputy Prime Minister encouraged direct cooperation between German states, enterprises and corporations with Vietnamese localities and enterprises, especially investment cooperation in Vietnam in the fields of: supporting industry, renewable energy, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, green economy, digital and circular...

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung also emphasized the need to make science and technology cooperation between the two countries a spearhead in the next phase of bilateral cooperation, especially in priority areas such as innovation, artificial intelligence, green hydrogen, biotechnology, nanotechnology, semiconductors, quantum technology, etc.

Affirming that Vietnamese agencies always pay attention to and accompany German partners and friendship organizations with Vietnam, the Deputy Prime Minister asked DVG to continue promoting its strengths, increase the implementation of development cooperation projects in Vietnam, and contribute more to the relationship between the two countries./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/pho-thu-tuong-nguyen-chi-dung-tiep-hoi-huu-nghi-duc-viet-post1070997.vnp