Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photo: VOV

Receiving the Chancellor in Hanoi, Mr. Trong said Vietnam attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Germany and suggested that the two sides capitalize on their past achievements and continue to promote cooperation for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, cooperation and global development.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photo: VOV

Chancellor Scholz said Germany attaches importance to the Germany-Vietnam strategic partnership and to Vietnam’s international role. He outlined plans for implementing the partnership, and agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy transition, supply chain diversification, and defense and security.