The festival, held under the theme “Celebrating our shared development cooperation,” runs until October 19.
About 40 German organizations and businesses in the fields of development cooperation, private sector, sports, culture, and science are presenting a wide range of interesting and engaging activities to local people and visitors.
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German Ambassador to Vietnam Helga Margarete Barth speaks at the event. |
The event offers an opportunity to highlight the strong partnership between Vietnam and Germany, built on mutual respect, equality, and a shared commitment to sustainable development.
In her opening remarks, German Ambassador to Vietnam Helga Margarete Barth emphasized that “for more than three decades, Germany’s development cooperation in Vietnam has accompanied the country’s progress, for the benefit of the Vietnamese people, from early social welfare support to today’s focus on global challenges such as climate change, energy transition, and sustainable growth.”
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang stated, “Fifty years may not be a long journey, yet it is a meaningful one. Germany has stood by Vietnam through difficult times, during the Doi Moi (Renewal) process and in the country’s current socio-economic development.” She expressed her delight at seeing the exhibition booths representing many effective areas of cooperation between the two countries, from the career orientation bus in vocational training and education, to the “magic cube” for exploring sustainable development in Vietnam through technological applications, and cultural and sports exchanges between German women’s football clubs and the Vietnamese people.
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Children join activities at a booth during the opening day of the German Festival. |
She said that the participation of as many as 40 German organizations and enterprises, along with representatives from the states of Bremen, Hessen, and Thuringia, demonstrates the strong and expanding ties not only between the two nations, but also between Vietnam and individual German states and cities.
The Deputy Foreign Minister expressed her wish that both countries continue working together to promote international cooperation for peace, stability, security, and sustainable development in their respective regions and around the world, while effectively addressing global challenges such as climate change, food security, energy security, and pandemics.
Translated by Chung Anh