President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 sent a message of sympathy to President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier over severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland that claimed dozens of lives and left thousands missing.
On the same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Chinh also extended his sympathy to German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Source: Vietnam News Agency