German city appreciates Vietnamese firms’ support for COVID-19 fight
The Hoa Lam Group of Vietnam and the Germany-based GEDU International company presented the Invest Region Leipzig with 100,000 medical face masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and SARS-CoV-2 test kits at Leipzig airport in Saxony state on May 29.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu (R) and Administrator for the district of North Saxony Kai Emmanuel at the hand-over ceremony at Leipzig airport on May 29 (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The Hoa Lam Group of Vietnam and theGermany-based GEDU International company presented the Invest Region Leipzigwith 100,000 medical face masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves, and SARS-CoV-2 testkits at Leipzig airport in Saxony state on May 29.
The assistance was carried by Vietnam Airlinestogether with other medical supplies that Germany’s health care serviceprovider Sana Kliniken AG had ordered from Vietnam to serve the COVID-19 fight.
On behalf of the Leipzig administration,Administrator for the district of North Saxony Kai Emmanuel appreciated theprecious contributions and support by the Vietnamese Government, organisationsand businesses, as well as the Vietnamese people in his city, for theauthorities and people of Leipzig and Saxony in the combat against COVID-19.
He expressed his wish to continue building uplong-term partnerships with Vietnamese enterprises and localities on the basisof mutual trust and for common interest.
For his part, Vietnamese Ambassador to GermanyNguyen Minh Vu highly valued Vietnamese and Leipzig firms’ effectivecooperation, even amid the coronavirus crisis, highlighting the traditionalfriendship and cooperation between the two sides.
The diplomat also took this occasion to thankthe Saxony and Leipzig authorities for continually creating the best possibleconditions for the Vietnamese community to integrate into the local society andcontribute to the city’s development, especially its achievements in containingCOVID-19.
He noted that over the past years, Leipzig hasworked actively to enhance the two countries’ cooperation and friendship. It isthe first German city to have opened a representative office in Vietnam.
Aside from maintaining the twin relationshipwith Ho Chi Minh City, it has also forged connections with many otherVietnamese localities like Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh and Long An, focusingon such fields as health care, vocational training, renewable energy, andenvironment.
In the time ahead, the two sides will organiseevents to promote relations as part of activities to celebrate the 45thfounding anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties, according to theambassador./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu (R) and Administrator for the district of North Saxony Kai Emmanuel at the hand-over ceremony at Leipzig airport on May 29 (Photo: VNA) 
