BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva
met with Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Thi
Anh Xuan on October 14.
This was reported by the Press Service of the President of
Azerbaijan.
The head of state expressed his gratitude to Vietnamese Vice
President Vo Thi Anh Xuan for taking part in the upcoming Summit of
the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in
Asia (CICA) in Baku. He noted that the visit also provided an
opportunity to discuss bilateral issues on the agenda.
Recalling his visit to Vietnam and the visit to Azerbaijan by To
Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Vietnam, President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the importance
of the discussions held during these visits and once again
emphasized the strategic partnership between the two countries.
The Azerbaijani President also expressed his gratitude to
Vietnam for supporting the extension of Azerbaijan’s chairmanship
of CICA.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan thanked President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady
Mehriban Aliyeva for the reception and fondly recalled her previous
visit to Azerbaijan and her meeting with the head of state.
The Vietnamese Vice President congratulated Azerbaijan on its
achievements, its successful chairmanship of CICA and its
organization of the summit in Baku. She noted that her country
highly appreciated Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the
organization.
Highlighting the historical ties between Azerbaijan and Vietnam,
Vo Thi Anh Xuan said that the adoption of a Joint Statement on the
establishment of a strategic partnership during To Lam’s visit to
Azerbaijan had played an important role in elevating bilateral
relations to a new level.
They also recalled the visits to Azerbaijan by President of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh and the visits to Vietnam
by National Leader Heydar Aliyev during his tenure in the Soviet
leadership and by President Ilham Aliyev. They noted that this
historical legacy played an important role in developing bilateral
relations.
The Vice President said that Vietnam highly valued Azerbaijan’s
support for the country’s development after its struggle for
independence, particularly in restoring the energy sector and
training qualified personnel. She noted that this support had laid
a strong historical foundation for cooperation between the two
countries. She also fondly recalled that thousands of Vietnamese
students had studied in Azerbaijan during the Soviet era.
The meeting covered cooperation between Azerbaijan and Vietnam
within international organizations and an exchange of views on
prospects for cooperation in the economy, trade, transport and
logistics, renewable energy, tourism, investment and the
introduction of a visa-free regime, in line with the strong
political ties between the two countries.
Regarding energy cooperation, the sides noted the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding between the State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and PetroVietnam and discussed ways to further
expand their partnership.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan expressed her gratitude for the humanitarian and
cultural projects implemented in Vietnam by the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, led by Azerbaijan’s First Vice President Mehriban
Aliyeva, and fondly recalled the visit to Vietnam by Leyla Aliyeva,
Vice President of the Foundation.
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