• State President receives new foreign diplomats

At the working session, the two sides agreed strengthen cooperation between the ministries in the context that the two countries’ bilateral relations have developed and both governments signed agreements to establish a strategic partnership last October.

Scheurle said Germany is interested in Vietnam’s infrastructure development plans in order to become an industrialized country by 2020 and willing to share experience to help Vietnam encourage private investors to invest in Vietnam.

Thang described Germany as one of Vietnam’s important partners and proposed measures to boost cooperation between the two countries in the transport sector.

He also asked for an amendment to the protocol in aviation between the two countries to facilitate the establishment of the Hanoi-Berlin direct flights, while affirming that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for German investors to operate in Vietnam.

During his visit, which started on August 13, Thang and his entourage had working sessions with leaders of Siemens and the German Railway Joint Stock Company.