Prime Minister Phan Van Khai greets German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Hanoi, November 17, 1995 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc while he was in Germany for an official visit and attending G20 Summit from July 5 to 8, 2017 (Photo: VNA)President of the German Bundestag Rita Süssmuth holds talks with Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nong Duc Manh in Berlin, October 20, 1993 (Photo: VNA)Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl inspect honour guards during the Vietnamese government leader’s official visit to Germany in June, 1993 (Photo: VNA)President Le Duc Anh hosts a reception for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Hanoi. November 17, 1995 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder welcomes Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on the latter’s official visit to Germany in October, 2001 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder pays an official visit to Vietnam from May 14 to 15, 2003 (Photo: VNA)Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh hosts a reception for German President Horst Köhler in Hanoi, as part of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam, May 21, 2007 (Photo: VNA)President Nguyen Minh Triet hosts a reception for German President Horst Köhler as part of his official visit to Vietnam from May 21 to 23, 2017 (Photo: VNA)Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung holds talks with President of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert in Berlin, March 13, 2013 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sign Hanoi Joint Declaration, October 11, 2011 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the opening ceremony of a medical equipment factory of Germany-based firm B.Braun in Thanh Oai industrial complex in Hanoi, October 11, 2011 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hold talks as part of Merkel’s official visit to Vietnam, October 11, 2011 (Photo: VNA)German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hold talk in Germany, 2017 (Photo: VNA)The second political dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Left Party of Germany in Berlin, September 12, 2019 (Photo: VNA)Production equipment by German-based firm Boss is applied at Lam Son Milk Factory of Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk) in Thanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam, Germany mark 44th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Vietnam and Germany set up diplomatic relations on September 23, 1975. The ties were elevated to a strategic partnership in October 2011. Germany has become Vietnam’s top trade partner in the EU.
