Germany wishes to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam
President Vo Van Thuong expressed his belief that the visit will contribute to strengthening friendship and political trust, creating momentum to comprehensively promote the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
President Vo Van Thuong and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier affirmed his desire to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the fields of trade and investment, energy transition, labor and vocational training, development cooperation, as well as closely coordinate to contribute to peace and regional and global cooperation issues.
President Vo Van Thuong emphasized that in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification of international relations, Vietnam always attaches importance to and prioritizes developing relations with Germany. On this occasion, the President thanked the State, Government and people of Germany for supporting and helping Vietnam in the fight against Covid-19, demonstrating the friendship and solidarity between the two countries, contributing to helping Vietnam repel the pandemic and soon reopen and restore socio-economic development.
The two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the strong development of Vietnam-Germany relations over the past five decades, especially since the two countries established a strategic partnership. Political trust between the two countries has been increasingly consolidated through the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially at high levels, and close coordination at multilateral forums.
For many years, Germany has been Vietnam's leading economic partner in Europe and Vietnam is currently one of Germany's largest trading partners in Southeast Asia. The two countries' trade turnover in 2023 reached approximately 12 billion USD, a three-fold increase over the past 10 years. Germany is the 4th largest investor among EU countries investing in Vietnam.
President Vo Van Thuong and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hold a joint press conference after talks.
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 and contacts at high and all levels, effectively deploy bilateral cooperation mechanisms including the Strategic Dialogue, the Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation, the Governmental Consultation on Development Cooperation, the Dialogue on the Rule of Law, and coordinate to effectively implement the 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 Vietnam-Germany University, a symbolic project of the two countries' relationship, which is operating effectively.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hopes that the two sides will continue to closely coordinate so that the Vietnam-Germany 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 Vietnam-Germany University to expand and improve its operational efficiency.
Proposing Germany to soon complete ratification of EVIPA
In the economic field, the two sides agreed to continue to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), facilitating each country's key products to access each other's markets.
President Vo Van Thuong at the meeting
The German President affirmed that Vietnam is a reliable economic partner and wishes to promote economic cooperation with Vietnam, especially in investment. President Vo Van Thuong asked Germany to soon complete the procedures for ratifying the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and urge the European Commission (EC) to soon remove the IUU yellow card on Vietnamese seafood.
President Vo Van Thuong thanked Germany for its support to Vietnam in the field of development cooperation over the past three decades, making positive contributions to Vietnam's socio-economic development. At the same time, he asked Germany to continue providing ODA to Vietnam in the fields of energy, environment, vocational training, and climate change response.
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 realizing the commitments to reduce emissions to "0" by 2050 that Vietnam made at the COP26 Conference.
The two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of security - defense, science - technology, justice, and agriculture; promote cultural exchange activities, thereby contributing to enhancing understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries, practically celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Germany diplomatic relations in 2025.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the meeting
President Vo Van Thuong hopes that Germany will continue to care for and create conditions for the Vietnamese community in Germany to settle down and continue to be a bridge, making positive contributions to the friendly relations between the two countries. The German President affirmed that the 200,000-strong Vietnamese community in Germany has successfully integrated and made positive contributions to the local 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.
Regarding the East Sea issue, the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, resolving disputes by peaceful means in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and supporting the substantive and effective COC negotiation process between ASEAN and China.
After the talks, President Vo Van Thuong and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement on labor migration between the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
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