Germany–Vietnam relations

Germany–Vietnam relations refers to the bilateral relations between Germany and Vietnam.

German–Vietnamese relations

Germany
Vietnam

Germany has an embassy in Hanoi while Vietnam has an embassy in Berlin.

2017 kidnapping of Trịnh Xuân Thanh

In 2017, Trịnh Xuân Thanh, a former communist party member and businessman who was accused of being corrupt, was secretly abducted and kidnapped in Berlin by a group of unnamed Vietnamese personnel believed to be Vietnamese agents in Germany.[1] In response, Germany accused Vietnam for "violating the territorial rights of Germany" and ordered a total expulsion of a number of Vietnamese foreign officials in Germany.[2] Germany also suspended Vietnamese workers from going to Germany to start for investigation.[3] Although tensions have been lessened, the German officials remain skeptical and distrust toward their Vietnamese counterparts, and sometimes the abduction was often retold as a consequence of distrusts.

Agreements

In October 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng signed the "Hanoi Declaration", establishing a Strategic Partnership between Germany and Vietnam that is designed to strengthen political, economic and cultural relations and development cooperation.[4]

Economic relations

Vietnam is in the process of ratifying a free trade agreement with the European Union which includes Germany as Europe's largest economy. In 2016, bilateral trade was worth US$10.3 billion.[4]

Education cooperation

The Vietnamese-German University was opened in Ho Chi Minh City in September 2008.[4]

See also

References
  1. Tanriverdi, Hakan; Zierer, Max; Wetter, Ann-Kathrin; Biermann, Kai; Nguyen, Thi Do (October 8, 2020). Nierle, Verena; Schöffel, Robert; Wreschniok, Lisa (eds.). "Lined up in the sights of Vietnamese hackers". Bayerischer Rundfunk. Ex-politician and businessman Trinh Xuan Thanh was strolling through the park Berliner Tiergarten with his girlfriend when presumably agents of the Vietnamese secret service jumped out of a van and dragged the two inside. With the kidnapping on German grounds, they not only broke international law but also the arm of Thanh’s lover. [...] The price for this operation was probably very high, both financially and diplomatically. The relations between Vietnam and Germany were suspended.
  2. Germany expels Vietnam diplomat after kidnapping https://www.ft.com/content/c1265d84-778a-11e7-90c0-90a9d1bc9691
  3. Berlin 'abduction' of Vietnamese businessman sparks spat http://www.dw.com/en/berlin-abduction-of-vietnamese-businessman-sparks-spat/a-39941556
  4. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Laenderinfos/01-Nodes/Vietnam_node.html
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