Delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam paid a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan

From November 13-16, a delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Member of the Political Bureau, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, visited the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang greets President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. (Photo: Tam Hang/VNA)

During the visit, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang paid a courtesy call on President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan; held working meetings with State Counsellor of the Republic of Kazakhstan Karin Erlan and Executive Secretary of the ruling Amanat Party Karibek Daulet; attended the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy and the Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; co-chaired a scientific seminar commemorating the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Kazakhstan with the theme "Ho Chi Minh - The builder of friendship among nations in the world"; witnessed the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on establishing sister-province relations between Bac Ninh province and East Kazakhstan province; and visited and spoke with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Kazakhstan.

During the working sessions and meetings, both sides informed each other about the situation of each party and country; exchanged views on bilateral cooperation, identified major directions and policies to promote relations between the two countries; and shared views on international and regional issues of mutual concern.

During the meeting with the President of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh side warmly welcomed the delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, according the delegation special and solemn diplomatic ceremonies and affirming that the delegation's visit was an important milestone in promoting comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev once again expressed his condolences to the Vietnamese people for the damage caused by Typhoon No. 3 (international name: Typhoon Yagi); recalled the very good memories of his highly successful official visit to Vietnam in August 2023; and expressed his personal affection for the country and people of Vietnam.

President Tokaev cordially invited President Luong Cuong to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan and attend the Astana International Forum in May 2025.

Regarding bilateral relations, the President affirmed that the two countries' relations have made remarkable progress in recent times in all areas, from political-diplomatic relations, economic-trade relations, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges; emphasizing that Kazakhstan highly values ​​its traditional friendship with Vietnam, and appreciates and respects Vietnam's position and prestige in the region and internationally.

In its balanced and multilateral foreign policy, Kazakhstan considers Vietnam a key partner in Southeast Asia. The President affirmed that he has instructed the ministries, departments, and relevant agencies of Kazakhstan to vigorously implement concrete and substantive measures to promote more effective relations with Vietnam.

The President expressed gratitude to Vietnam for supporting Kazakhstan's initiatives, including the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Sharing his views on the situation in Kazakhstan, the President stated that Kazakhstan is actively implementing a series of measures to build a just and equitable society; to build a rule of law state for the ultimate benefit of the Kazakh people with the formula "Strong President - Influential Parliament - Responsible Government."

For his part, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang thanked the President of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstani side for the warm and hospitable welcome extended to the delegation; affirmed that the Party, State, and people of Vietnam always remember the assistance of the people of Kazakhstan to Vietnam in the struggles for liberation and national reunification, and in the cause of national construction, development, and defense; and highly appreciated Kazakhstan's economic development plan aimed at reducing dependence on oil and natural resources.

Announcing some major achievements of the Doi Moi (Renovation) process, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang shared that Vietnam has transformed from a centrally planned, bureaucratic, and subsidized economy to a socialist-oriented market economy, with people at the center of sustainable development, ensuring that no one is left behind. Vietnam consistently pursues an independent, self-reliant, multilateral, and diversified foreign policy, being a friend and a reliable partner in the international community.

Regarding bilateral relations, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang affirmed that Vietnam highly values ​​Kazakhstan's geostrategic role as a transit point, a connecting point between Asia and Europe, and a bridge for Vietnam with Central Asia and Europe.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang emphasized that in the coming time, the two countries need to continue promoting cooperation in all fields such as economy-trade, investment, science-technology, tourism, education-training, transportation, including promoting the opening of a direct flight route between Hanoi and Astana.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang suggested that both sides should create favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to increase investment and cooperation towards the goal of achieving a bilateral trade turnover of 10 billion USD as soon as possible, and further strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as defense, security, digital transformation, green transformation, and organic agriculture.

The delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam at a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

During previous meetings with the State Counsellor of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the leaders of the ruling Amanat Party, both sides shared some key aspects of the situation in each party and country; expressed joy and satisfaction with the achievements in bilateral relations between Vietnam and Kazakhstan; and outlined some major directions to promote bilateral relations in the coming period.

Mr. Karin Erlan, State Counselor of Kazakhstan, affirmed that Kazakhstan is very pleased with the rapid growth of bilateral trade, reaching nearly $1 billion in 2023 and continuing to grow in 2024.

The signing of the visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports and the opening of direct flights between Astana and Nha Trang, and Astana and Phu Quoc with a frequency of approximately 7 flights per week, has opened up great opportunities for bilateral cooperation, especially in economics, trade, investment, and tourism.

The Executive Secretary of the ruling Amanat Party affirmed that the Amanat Party highly values ​​and wishes to further deepen its relationship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressing its desire and readiness to sign a cooperation agreement between the two parties to replace the memorandum of understanding signed in 2018.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang and the Kazakhstani side highly appreciated the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in human resource training and the organization of a scientific seminar to commemorate the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Kazakhstan between the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy and the Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; they also highly appreciated the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on establishing sister-province relations between the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province and East Kazakhstan province; considering these to be concrete and practical actions to implement the agreements reached during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's official visit to Vietnam in August 2023 and as a prerequisite for expanding cooperation between localities of the two countries.

On November 15th, the delegation met at the Vietnamese Embassy in Kazakhstan and listened to Ambassador Pham Thai Nhu Mai's report on the situation.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang announced the results of his working visit to Kazakhstan and outlined future work directions to realize high-level agreements between the two countries.

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