Especially, out of the 14 technical assistance projects, the one on building a center for epidemic forecasting and management proposed by the Health Ministry as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive €15 million EUR (US$ 17.6 million) in non-refundable ODA.
The two sides agreed three fields of ODA cooperation including energy, vocational training and environment.
The German Government regards Viet Nam as a “global partner” in development cooperation under the new BMZ 2030 strategy.
Germany also agreed to boost cooperation in health care to support Viet Nam in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
The European country is also among the biggest ODA providers for Viet Nam. It has provided more than US$2 billion for ODA projects in Viet Nam since 1990 through technical and financial cooperation, with technical cooperation projects implemented in the form of non-refundable aid.
By Hoang Ha