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“Germany will continue to support Vietnam to expand its comprehensive relationship and cooperation with the European Union (EU) and to be recognized by the EU as a market economy,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during her two-day official visit to Vietnam from October 11.

The two sides discussed and reached consensus on the content of the Joint Statement on the establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany as well as orientations and specific measures to ensure the partnership serves the mutual benefits of the two nations.

Under the statement, the two countries will continue to strengthen the exchange of high-ranking delegations and cooperate more closely to implement projects that were already agreed by the two sides.

They agreed to strengthen cooperation in multilateral and international forums while declaring to take into consideration the start of a strategic exchange mechanism on experiences related to national defense and security policies.

The two leaders signed several documents, including the Hanoi Joint Statement; the Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership for the future; the agreement between the two governments of Vietnam and Germany on legal matters related to the plot of land at 3-5 Le Van Huu Street, Hanoi; the Ho Chi Minh City- Agreement on the “German House” in Vietnam; the Agreement between the Vietnamese and German governments on the financial cooperation in 2010; and the Letter of Intention between the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice of the German Federation on continuing legal and judiciary cooperation.-