Seminar highlights 25 years of Vietnam-Azerbaijan ties

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In his opening speech, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said he was proud of Azerbaijan’s support for Vietnam in education-training and oil and gas.

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov giving remarks at the event.

He said there is great potential for bilateral cooperation and suggested that the two countries should expand economic and trade ties. 

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, for his part, said Vietnam always gives priority to developing ties with traditional friends, with Azerbaijan among them.

According to him, the two countries hold huge potential of working together in energy, agriculture, tourism and education, while the bilateral partnership in oil and gas should be made the spearhead of their economic cooperation.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Participants agreed that Vietnam and Azerbaijan enjoyed a traditional friendship dating back to the time of the Soviet Union.

Entering a new stage, the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1992, and since then, they have seen their relations thriving via the regular exchange of high-level visits, the signing and effective implementation of cooperation agreements and mutual support at regional and global forums.

Two-way trade recently saw encouraging improvement, hitting 114 million USD in the first half of 2017, doubling that recorded in same period last year. There remains room for collaboration across energy, agriculture, education and tourism.

At the event.

Participants proposed ideas to further increase bilateral ties in politics, economy, trade, investment, energy and legal affairs.

They shared the view that with the determination of two countries’ leaders and peoples, bilateral friendship and multifaceted cooperation will further propel forward to meet their aspirations.

Vietnam, Azerbaijan eye stronger cooperation Vietnam and Azerbaijan will employ measures to boost cooperation via party, government and parliamentary channels, covering economy-trade, investment, energy, transport, culture and education-training.