Deputy PM, FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier placed emphasis on the fields in which Việt Nam and Germany should boost bilateral cooperation in the coming time, including education, justice, and infrastructure. He highly spoke of Việt Nam’s investment environment and the Vietnamese Government’s open policies attract foreign investors as well as great efforts in anti-corruption. The guest stated that his Government always pays attention to introducing Việt Nam to the German business circle.

PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng applauded Germany’s proposal to establish the Germany-Việt Nam University (GVU) and an international high-school in Việt Nam. The PM stressed that the two countries should make better use of their respective advantages in order to promote economic cooperation.

In the morning of the day, Deputy PM, FM Phạm Gia Khiêm gave reception and talks to his German counterpart and entourage.

At the talks, the German Deputy PM informed that, under the permission of the Vietnamese Government, the GVU will be founded in Hồ Chí Minh City this year. This is expected to be an international-class leading university in Việt Nam.

“Then, we plan to build a German high-school in Việt Nam to facilitate Vietnamese students’ accessibility to the world’s advanced knowledge,” said Deputy PM Frank-Walter Steinmeier, adding that his Government is considering to improve the scholarship program for Vietnamese students.

On the occasion, the Joint Declaration on legal and judicial cooperation; Declaration on the establishment of the GVU; Memorandum of Understanding between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); and document on increasing the Vietnamese Government Office’s law-building capacity were inked.

By Xuân Hồng