PM affirms Vietnam’s desire to enhance ties with Hamburg
Vietnam is ready to further promote its cooperative ties with Germany’s Hamburg state in the fields of science-technology, logistics and shipping-seaports, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz (Source: VNA)
Hamburg (VNA) –Vietnam is ready to further promote its cooperative ties with Germany’s Hamburgstate in the fields of science-technology, logistics and shipping-seaports,said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
During a meeting withFirst Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz on July 7 within the framework of hisofficial working visit to Germany, PM Phuc suggested the state encourages itsbusinesses to invest in Vietnam, especially in the spheres of their strengthsuch as shipbuilding, petrochemistry, aviation-aerospace, electronics,precision mechanics, chemicals and optical equipment.
The PM also recommendedHamburg to beef up cooperation in seaport management, planning and developmentwith port cities of Vietnam, including Da Nang, Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City,thus helping them get international scale and standards.
🍃 Mayor Scholz expressedhis delight at positive development steps in the strategic partnership betweenthe two nations in all areas, particularly in trade-investment, to whichHamburg has made a remarkable contribution.
He noted that Hamburgis home to the second largest system of seaports in Europe and the thirdlargest in the world, where around 145 million tonnes of cargo are transitedeach year.
Hamburg is also a majorgateway for Vietnamese goods to enter Germany and Europe, Scholz said, addingthat the number of containers from and to Vietnam through the Hamburg port hasincreased 50 percent in recent years.
The Mayor applauded thePM’s proposals, saying that Hamburg will work with Vietnam to deploycooperation initiatives in the future.
𝓡 He also spoke highly ofcontributions by the Vietnamese community in Hamburg to strengtheningfriendship and trade-investment ties between Hamburg and Vietnam.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz (Source: VNA) 
