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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Photo: VNA)

The visit is made at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam and Germany set up their diplomatic relations on September 23, 1975. The ties were elevated to a strategic partnership in October 2011.

Currently, Germany is Vietnam’s largest trading partner in Europe while Vietnam is Germany’s largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and the sixth largest in Asia./. VNA