Berlin, Sept. 22 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Dac Thanh highlighted milestones and strides in the five-decade relationship between the two countries while granting an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporters in Berlin, ahead of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties on September 23.

The foundation of the bilateral ties rests on decades of unique people-to-people exchanges. From President Ho Chi Minh's time in Berlin in the early 20th century to the mid-century influx of Vietnamese officials, engineers, students, and workers in Germany, who have become cultural bridges and deepened mutual understanding between the two nations, Thanh said.

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