The week-long cultural festival is held yearly in Leipzig but this year is the first time the festival organisers have invited its twin cities and some international organizations based in the city to join.
The Vietnam Trade Office, in cooperation with Leipzig authority and the association of Vietnamese in Leipzig, opened the Vietnam pavilion at the event to showcase Vietnam’s key export products such as coffee, dried fruits, rice and rice products, and environmentally friendly products.
In his address, Lord Mayor of Leipzig Burkhard Jung said that Leipzig is a multicultural and multi-ethnic city. The festival is viewed as an opportunity for countries to strengthen cultural and trade exchanges to friends around the world, not only in Germany.
He thanked representatives of countries and cities for attending the event, hoping that the countries will continue to promote cooperation, their culture values and typical products in the coming time.
He said the Vietnamese community in Leipzig and the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany are important bridges to connect Vietnam and Germany as well as between Leipzig and Ho Chi Minh City – one of its sister cities.
Leipzig and Ho Chi Minh City officially established a partnership on July 21, 2021. Previously, at the end of 2018, Leipzig opened a representative office in Vietnam and so far, Leipzig is the only German city with a representative office in Vietnam.
Over the years, Leipzig and Vietnam, as well as Ho Chi Minh City, have closely coordinated and effectively carried out many cooperation projects across multiple fields from economics, culture, health, education and training, to energy, the environment, and conservation of rare animals.
