During talks the Vietnamese state leader highlighted the growing strategic partnership between the two countries and reiterated that Vietnam saw Germany as one of its top partners and hopes to further deepen the bilateral ties.
Steinmeier said the German government had pledged to work alongside the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries to improve relations.
Sang along with senior officials of the two countries witnessed the signing of six deals, including an agreement on allowing relatives of members of diplomatic representative agencies to hold paid jobs in the other country, a governmental agreement on science-technology co-operation, a protocol revising and supplementing terms of the 1994 aviation transport agreement, an MoU on forestry co-operation, an MoU on regular dialogues between Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, German Business Association, and Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Viet Nam; and a technical service contract on maintaining A320 aircraft engine between Vietjet Air and Lufthansa Group.
