Germany supports social projects in Thua Thien-Hue
(VOV) -Germany will continue assisting the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in education, heritage preservation, bomb and mine clearance, resettlement, and coping with natural disasters.
German State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz made this statement at a meeting with the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee on October 12.
Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Cao thanked Germany for its support, which significantly boosted socio-economic development in the province.
Thua Thien-Hue is currently implementing poverty reduction and bomb and mine clearance projects sponsored by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Germany has also provided 139,660 euros for a project to restore the interior of the Ta Vu (Mandarins’ House) in the 2012-2013 period.
This is Germany's fourth international assistance project to help preserve the historical relics in the former Imperial City.
The previous three projects focused on the Khai Tuong Lau-An Dinh Palace, the tomb of King Tu Duc, the Toi Linh Tu (Highest Celestial) temple, and the Phu Noi Vu (Royal Treasury).