Nghe An provincial leaders work in Germany

On October 14, the delegation had meetings with the Ministry of Economics and the Economic Promotion Agency (LEG) of Thuringen state. Receiving and working with the delegation were Dr. Blechschmidt - Head of the International Cooperation Department of LEG of Thuringen state and leaders of the LEG economic promotion agency, and a number of enterprises of the state.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Tran Duy Ngoan.

Speaking at the working session, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council sincerely thanked the Ministry of Economy, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy and the Economic Promotion Agency (LEG) of Thuringen state, especially Dr. Blechschmidt for warmly welcoming the delegation and spending time working with the delegation thoughtfully, opening up many prospects for cooperation between the two sides.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Son introduced the potential and strengths of Nghe An province for the two sides to discuss and propose cooperation directions in the coming time, and at the same time conveyed a message to investors in Thuringen state: "Come to Nghe An, cooperate together and develop sustainably".

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and the working delegation of Nghe An province at the meeting.

Nghe An commits to actively accompany investors, valuing the success of enterprises; committing to devoting appropriate resources, creating trust of investors coming to Nghe An.

Dr. Blechschmidt took the time to introduce the state of Thuringen and expressed his desire and readiness to cooperate and invest in Nghe An in the near future.

At the meeting, with the potentials and advantages of Nghe An and the strengths of Thuringen state located in the center of Germany - the largest market in Europe, the two sides discussed building cooperation and investment relationships for Thuringen state's projects in Nghe An in the coming time in areas such as: high-tech industry; supporting industry (manufacturing of accessories, components, structures, parts, spare parts, machinery and equipment details...) to supply the mechanical and automobile assembly industry; projects for planting, raising animals, applying high technology; processing safe food...

Dr. Blechschmidt - Head of International Cooperation Department, Thuringen State Economic Promotion Agency, Federal Republic of Germany, worked with the delegation. Photo: Tran Duy Ngoan.

The two sides also discussed cooperation and training links between universities, vocational colleges, and high schools to help students prepare language skills before studying and working in Germany; and develop and implement training cooperation programs and projects and labor export.

Thuringen State increases vocational training support for Nghe An workers before they go to Germany to work; creates many opportunities for Nghe An students to do internships, research, practice and work in Germany.

Leaders of the Economic Promotion Agency (LEG) and businesses of Thuringen state watch an introduction about Nghe An. Photo: Tran Duy Ngoan

Within the framework of the visit and work in the Federal Republic of Germany, the delegation will continue to have meetings and work with the Vietnamese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany, exchange cooperation activities with Germany; conduct a field survey on urban management, culture, and tourism in the capital Berlin; and meet with the Nghe An Association in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Thuringen State is located in Central Germany, with a natural area of ​​about 16,200 km²(equivalent to Nghe An province), population of about 2.15 million people, known as the "Green Heart of Germany", economic growth of 1.5% (2018); GDP 61.91 billion EUR (2017), of which industrial revenue is 31.2 billion EUR, export is 15.2 billion EUR.

Currently, the state has 10 universities with over 50,000 students and over 30 research institutes. In particular, the state of Thuringen has Ilmenau University of Technology and Weimar University... which are prestigious universities in Germany.

The state of Thuringen develops important industries such as: automotive and mechanical engineering, electronics, optics, precision engineering, medicine and life sciences, metal and plastic processing, food industry, logistics and services, renewable energy production and environmental technology.