The Cabinet leader valued positive progressseen in bilateral cooperation since the countries lifted their ties tothe strategic partnership.
He said he hopes theGerman Parliament will support Vietnam and the European Union intheir efforts to soon conclude bilateral free trade agreementnegotiations.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung also urged Germany to recognize Vietnam ’s market economy so as to facilitate its development.
The German Parliament leader said as the two nations mark the 40 thanniversary of their diplomatic relations this year, Germany iscommitted to promoting cooperation projects with Vietnam , especiallyin education with the Vietnam-Germany University in Ho Chi MinhCity being an outstanding example.
On thisoccasion, PM Nguyen Tan Dung expressed condolences to German leaders andpeople over the crash of a Germanwings airplane which killed a numberof the country’s citizens.-VNA