PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with leaders of Hessen state

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed Hessen state’s important role in developing Vietnam-Germany ties, especially in economy and trade with two-way trade between Vietnam and Hessen reaching almost EUR700 million in the first quarter of 2017.

PM Phuc and Minister-President of Hessen state Volker Bouffier (photo: chinhphu)

During a working session with Minister-President of Hessen state Volker Bouffier on July 5, PM Phuc asked the state’s authorities to continue encouraging local firms to do long-term business in Vietnam and provide support for Vietnamese enterprises operating in Hessen such as Vietinbank and FPT.

The Vietnamese government always supports and creates favourable conditions for firms from Germany in general and Hessen state in particular to invest and do long-term business in the country, he said.

On education-training, the Vietnamese leader spoke highly of the Vietnam-Germany University (VGU) project and urged Hessen state to assist Vietnam in implementing next stages of the project, especially in providing curricula to train Vietnamese lecturers for the university.

Bouffier, for his part, described the VGU project as a typical model of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany. He praised academic results of Vietnamese students, believing that they would contribute to Vietnam’s development and global integration.

The Minister-President expressed his wish to work closely with Vietnam in the fields of the state’s strength such as education-training, chemicals and mechanical engineering.

In a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Hessen state Norbert Kartmann, PM Phuc appreciated the support of the state’s leaders and parliamentarians in developing relations between Vietnam and Germany in general, and between Vietnam and Hessen state in particular.

He asked leaders and parliamentarians of Hessen to strengthen co-operation between the State Parliament with the Vietnamese National Assembly and People’s Councils of major cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and central Da Nang city, in sharing experience in building a State of law, making laws, managing public investment, public-private partnership, e-commerce and urban management.

Kartmann said there are great potential for enterprises of Hessen to invest in Vietnam, revealing that a number of Hessen companies have effectively operated in Vietnam.

He also spoke highly Vietnam’s reform efforts and dynamic economic development, expressing his belief in the fruitful development of cooperative ties between the two countries in all fields in the coming time.

Hessen state will further contribute to promoting the Strategic Partnership between the two nations, he affirmed.

Later on the same day, PM Phuc will leave Hessen for Berlin, continuing activities within the framework of his visit to Germany.

(Source: NDO)