Berlin (VNA) – German experts and scholars have appreciatedVietnam’s achievements in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and in economicrecovery and development, and pinned high hopes on Vietnam’s new government duringtheir interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondents in Berlin.

Prof. Thomas Engelbert of the University of Hamburg spokehighly of new Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's experience in many aspects.

Especially in his position as Secretary of the PartyCommittee of northern Quang Ninh province, he said, Chinh had carried outvarious initiatives to boost the local economy and attract foreign investment,helping the province to thrive.

According to economist Daniel Müller from the GermanAsia-Pacific Business Association (OAV), Vietnam’s new Prime Minister, StatePresident and National Assembly Chairman all have realistic viewpoints andactively act toward specific goals and results.

With the new government, Vietnam is stillconsistent with the political policy set out at the 13th NationalParty Congress, Müller said.

Regarding economic affairs, he predicted the industrialisationprocess will continue to be accelerated in combination with increasing labourproductivity, while the burdens of administrative costs will continue to bereduced and digital transformation will be sped up.

The new government will focus resources on developing the digitalisationand new other fields such as artificial intelligence, he forecast, adding thatthe digitalisation can support the post-pandemic economic recovery.

The OAV expert also showed his expectations about the government’sefforts to streamline the administrative apparatus and make it more efficient.

According to Müller, in the “Indo-Pacific Strategy” framework,both Germany and the EU hope to expand relations with ASEAN countries and otherAsian nations. In that context, Vietnam has a good opportunity to presentitself as an attractive partner and a bridge connecting the ASEAN region with theworld.

Meanwhile, Wolfgang Bork, an expert on administrative law and a memberof the Germany-Vietnam association, said that both the old and newly-electedgovernments take the great responsibility for pandemic prevention and control.

As the pandemic has been put under control, theVietnamese economy will continue thriving and people’s incomes will keep increasing, he predicted, suggesting the country attract more foreign investment,remove unnecessary administrative procedures and ensure legal safety forforeign investors./.