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| At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA) |
So far, the total of donation of overseas Vietnamese in Germany has increased to 400,000 EUR.
On behalf of the government, Deputy PM Phoc thanked and praised the spirit of mutual love, solidarity, responsibility, and love of the Vietnamese in Germany towards their homeland.
He called on Vietnamese businesses in Germany to enhance their role in connecting and promoting trade and investment cooperation, and technology transfer to Vietnam, while also strengthening labour cooperation with the European nation.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh, the Vietnamese community in Germany is a strong, united, successful community, always looking towards the homeland, contributing to the prosperity of the two countries. The community’s great contributions to the host society have helped promote the image and reputation of Vietnam and its people.
People-to-people diplomacy has truly become an important pillar in Germany, he said, showing his belief that in the coming time, the Vietnamese community in the country will witness even stronger developments.
The federation will try to connect and unite all individuals, organizations, and associations of Vietnamese people, acting as a bridge to further promote the friendship between the two peoples, contributing to strengthening the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Germany, and promoting the image of Vietnam and its people in the international arena, said Nguyen Van Hien, Chairman of Federation of Vietnamese Associations in Germany.
According to the report of the Vietnamese Association in Germany, the Vietnamese community in Germany is one of the largest foreign communities with over 200,000 people, mainly living in big cities, of which the Vietnamese community in Berlin is the largest, with about over 60,000 people./.