Uzbekistan attaches special importance to ties with Vietnam
VOV.VN - Uzbekistan attaches special importance to its relations with Vietnam, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev told Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan at a meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 15.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
President Mirziyoyev conveyed his regards to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, recalled his positive impressions of their meeting in May 2025. He expressed admiration for Vietnam’s remarkable development achievements, and hoped both countries would establish a direct air route to boost bilateral connectivity.
For her part, Vice President Xuan conveyed top leader To Lam’s regards to President Mirziyoyev and invited him to make an official visit to Vietnam soon. She welcomed the positive progress in bilateral relations and highlighted the two countries’ similarities, high political trust and considerable potential for cooperation.
To deepen bilateral ties, she proposed identifying promising areas for cooperation and facilitating business links, market access and investment in each other’s countries.
The two sides agreed to step up exchanges of delegations at all levels, particularly high-level visits, and accelerate consideration of opening or reopening diplomatic missions in each other’s capitals. They also pledged to advance substantive cooperation in areas with strong potential, including oil and gas, transport, trade, investment, aviation, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
The two leaders tasked their foreign ministries with coordinating the development of a concrete action plan to effectively implement cooperation initiatives. They also agreed to strengthen consultations and mutual support at international organisations and regional forums, particularly within the United Nations.
On this occasion, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev invited Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan to visit Uzbekistan at a mutually convenient time. The invitation was accepted with pleasure.
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