Ha Noi, Berlin foster all-round cooperation

At the reception, Michael Grunst applauded environmental projects of Ha Noi, including the one to plant 1 million trees in the 2016-2020. 

He briefed his guest on cooperation between Lichtenberg and Hoan Kiem based on an agreement signed in 2015 between the two sides, expressing his hope that the Hanoi authority will support and facilitate the two localities’ multi-faceted collaboration in the time to come. 

He stressed that apart from cooperation in combating climate change, the two sides should expand their collaboration in other fields such as tourism and trade.

In turn, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said Ha Noi attaches importance to cooperation projects in climate change adaptation and environmental protection between its Hoan Kiem district and Lichtenberg district of Berlin in Germany.

He is interested in these areas of cooperation, and always supports and appreciates the expansion of twin relations between Vietnamese and German localities, Chung said. 

The Chairman affirmed that Ha Noi always welcomes German businesses to invest in and cooperate with those from Ha Noi. 

​​​By Vien Nhu