Elchin Amirbayov, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments, held meetings with Vietnamese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam, Head of the Presidential Administration Le Khanh Hai, Deputy Head of the Administration Hoang Anh, Director of the Administration's General Department of Foreign Affairs Vu Ha Le, Permanent Deputy Chairman of the Vietnamese Parliament's Committee on National Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs Vu Hai Ha, President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Hung Son, and several other officials during his working visit to Vietnam, APA reports.
During the meetings, the current state and prospects for the development of Azerbaijan-Vietnam relations were reviewed, and views were exchanged on expanding cooperation in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres, as well as on priority areas of mutual interest. The importance of strengthening political dialogue and continuing high-level reciprocal visits in the near future was emphasized.
During the meeting with President To Lam, the Vietnamese leader asked that his sincere greetings and best wishes be conveyed to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva. He recalled with gratitude the warm hospitality shown by the Azerbaijani President and his wife during his state visit to Baku in May 2025, as well as the substantive exchanges of views held during the visit. He also highly appreciated the significant achievements made by Azerbaijan, a friendly country, in recent years, the growing regional and international standing of the country, as well as its successful hosting of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
The interlocutors noted that the friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Vietnam have deep historical roots. In this regard, it was emphasized that the visits of Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh to Azerbaijan in 1959 and National Leader Heydar Aliyev to Vietnam in 1983 played an exceptional role in the development of friendly ties between the two peoples. At the same time, it was noted that the visits of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Vietnam in 2014 and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to Azerbaijan in 2015 gave significant impetus to the development of economic and trade relations.
An extensive exchange of views was held on further strengthening the strategic partnership, one of the main issues on the bilateral agenda. In this regard, it was emphasized that the Joint Statement on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, signed during President To Lam's state visit to Azerbaijan in 2025, had elevated bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level. Considering that the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Vietnam will be celebrated next year, the parties noted the importance of intensifying efforts to organize joint events on this significant occasion and continue high-level dialogue.
During the talks, issues related to expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation were also discussed. In particular, it was noted that there are broad opportunities for cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, renewable energy, education, transport, defense industry, security and logistics. In this context, the importance of strengthening ties between the business communities of the two countries and promoting mutual investment was emphasized.
The meetings also highlighted the importance of continuing interparliamentary cooperation, including ties between friendship groups operating in the parliaments and reciprocal visits by members of parliament.
During the meetings, E. Amirbayov informed his interlocutors about the steps taken toward the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, the necessary conditions for ensuring sustainable and irreversible peace in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan's expectations, and the consistent policy pursued by the country in this direction. The Vietnamese side positively assessed the progress achieved in the normalization process and expressed its support for ensuring lasting peace in the region.
The Representative of the President for Special Assignments also provided information on the large-scale restoration and reconstruction work being carried out in the liberated territories, as well as measures taken to combat the mine threat, and emphasized the importance of international cooperation in this field.
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