Berlin, Oct. 31 -- Leaders of Thuringia and a Vietnamese Embassy delegation agreed to promote cooperation between the German state and Da Nang city, as well as other Vietnamese localities, research institutes and training institutions during a working session on October 30.

The meeting in Erfurt city was attended by Minister-President of Thuringia Mario Voigt, State Secretary in its Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Areas Marcus Malsch, and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Dac Thanh.

Both sides highlighted the traditional friendship and cooperation achievements between Vietnam and Thuringia, particularly the Vietnamese community's contributions to the state's socio-economic development.

Voigt praised Vietnam's economic gr...