German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay an official visit to Vietnam on Sunday and Monday.

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

Vietnam and Germany established diplomatic relations in 1975 and a strategic partnership in 2011.

Germany is Vietnam’s largest trading partner in the EU and the 17th largest foreign investor in Vietnam, with a total registered foreign direct investment of 2.3 billion USD as of January.

Vietnam is Germany’s largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and its sixth largest trading partner in Asia.

Source: VOV5