The 3rd dialogue between our Party and the SPD

This third dialogue contributes to further deepening the friendly relationship between the two Parties.

The third dialogue between our Party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) opened on the afternoon of May 10 in Hanoi, with the theme "Challenges and solutions for sustainable social security policies for all in Vietnam and Germany".

Participating in this dialogue, the delegation of our Party was led by Mr. Hoang Binh Quan - Member of the Party Central Committee - Head of the Central External Relations Commission; the delegation of the Social Democratic Party of Germany was led by Ms. Edelgal Bulmahn - former Federal Minister, member of the German Parliament - Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament.

Also participating in the Dialogue were delegates who are managers, Members of Parliament, and research experts on issues related to social security in Vietnam and Germany.

Overview of the opening ceremony

In his opening speech, Mr. Hoang Binh Quan emphasized: “This third dialogue contributes to further deepening the friendship and good cooperation between the two Parties, and is an important contribution to further concretizing the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Germany. The discussion contents and experiences drawn from this dialogue will help the two Parties continue to exchange theories and learn and refer to each other's practical experiences to serve sustainable development in each country.”

Mr. Hoang Binh Quan and Ms. Edelgal Bulmahn highly appreciated the significance of the theme of this Dialogue. “Challenges and solutions for sustainable social security policies for all in Vietnam and Germany” is both highly topical and has practical significance in the context of the two countries making many efforts to minimize the impact of the global financial crisis and economic recession.

Ms. Edelgal Bulmahn said that Germany's interest and goal in the coming time is that Asia, and especially Southeast Asia, is playing an increasingly important role in many fields, including economics and politics. "Therefore, we wish to conduct dialogues with Vietnam on important fields, as well as the challenges, topics of economic, social and environmental policies...", Ms. Edelgal Bulmahn said.

This afternoon, many papers were presented and discussed about the history of formation and development of the social security system in Vietnam as well as in Germany and the issues and challenges that arise..., about minimum wage, fighting poverty when workers retire...

The purpose of this 3rd Dialogue between our Party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany is to continue to strengthen theoretical exchanges and learn from and refer to practical experiences between the two Parties, serving sustainable development in each country.

This dialogue also contributes to meeting the requirements of the Resolution of the 5th Central Conference (11th tenure) on a number of social policy issues for the 2012-2020 period in particular, and to innovating and perfecting the social security guidelines and policies of our Party and State in general in accordance with the current situation of the country.

This is the Dialogue following the First Dialogue in Hanoi in November 2011 on the topic “Sustainable Development”, and the Second Dialogue in Berlin (Germany) in September 2012 on the topic “Human Resource Development” and “Renewable Capacity”. This third Dialogue takes place until May 11, discussing pension insurance and the issues raised, on state social protection, social security and sustainable development.

According to (vov.vn) - LT