General Secretary, President, and National Assembly Chairman received the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

General Secretary To Lam believes the visit will open a new phase for the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

The General Secretary said that Vietnam attaches importance to the friendship with Kyrgyzstan - a traditional friend that has supported the Vietnamese people in the past struggle for independence and in the current national construction. The General Secretary stressed that this is an invaluable asset that has been built by the leaders and people of the two countries.

General Secretary To Lam received the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.

Over the past three decades, political and diplomatic relations have been strengthened, economic and trade cooperation has seen positive developments, but there is still much room for development. The two countries can play a connecting role in the Central Asia and ASEAN regions.

The Kyrgyz Prime Minister was moved by the warm welcome and hospitality that Vietnam gave the delegation from the moment they arrived in Hanoi.

He was deeply impressed by Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements and growing international position under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and wished to share Vietnam's development experience.

Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev said that Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country and hopes to increase cooperation with Vietnam in protecting mountains.

Discussing directions, the two leaders agreed that the two countries have great potential to promote cooperative relations on the basis of harmonizing interests.

The two leaders emphasized the need to promote security and defense cooperation and strengthen transport connectivity, including air, rail, and logistics, connecting Vietnam and Southeast Asia with Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia.

Regarding multilateral cooperation, the two sides agreed to increase contact and consultation, consider supporting each other's candidacies and initiatives at multilateral forums, including the United Nations and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Receiving the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, President Luong Cuong said that the visit is of great significance, opening a new page in the relationship between the two countries.

After listening to the President share about the achievements of the Doi Moi process and Vietnam's foreign policy, Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev was very impressed by the strong development that Vietnam has achieved.

President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan always respects and has good feelings for Vietnam, highly appreciates its role in the region and the world; and wishes to further promote the good traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

Based on the outstanding achievements in political-diplomatic and economic-trade cooperation in recent times, President Luong Cuong and the Kyrgyz Prime Minister agreed to strengthen political trust, increase delegation exchanges, meetings and contacts.

The two countries will facilitate businesses from both sides to seek investment opportunities in each other's markets and perfect the legal basis to promote relations.

Acknowledging the positive growth trend of bilateral trade in recent years, President Luong Cuong said that the figure is still too modest compared to the total trade turnover of each country and its potential and strengths, especially in trade - investment, education - training, science - technology, transportation, energy, mining, promoting cultural exchange, etc.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan conveyed a letter from President Japarov inviting President Luong Cuong to visit Kyrgyzstan.

The President said that Vietnam supports and is ready to act as a bridge for Kyrgyzstan to expand relations with countries in the Southeast Asian region as well as with the ASEAN organization.

Regarding the East Sea, the President emphasized the importance of maritime security and safety and asked Kyrgyzstan to support the stance of ASEAN and Vietnam regarding the East Sea, on the basis of compliance with international law, especially the United Nations Charter and UNCLOS 1982.

Meeting with the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the signing of the document by both sides creates a framework for promoting comprehensive and effective development cooperation. The National Assembly Chairman believes that the visit will create new momentum for the traditional friendship and multifaceted, mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

W-CTQH Tran Thanh Man 2.jpg — National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.

The National Assembly Chairman said that Vietnam values the traditional friendship with Kyrgyzstan, appreciates Kyrgyzstan's role in the Central Asia region, and wishes to open new directions for cooperation with Kyrgyzstan.

The Vietnamese National Assembly will, together with the Kyrgyz National Assembly, actively contribute to the bilateral relationship and support the efforts of the two governments and ministries and sectors in improving efficiency.

The two countries still have a lot of potential, room and complementary advantages to improve the effectiveness of economic cooperation; it is recommended that both sides promote cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, transportation, education, culture, etc.

Prime Minister Adylbek Kasimalyev affirmed that Vietnam is a long-standing and important traditional friendly partner of Kyrgyzstan in Southeast Asia; he wishes to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation for mutual benefit.

The two sides agreed that the two countries' National Assemblies will continue to closely coordinate and support each other at multilateral parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments (MSEAP); exchange and support each other's stance on regional and international issues of mutual concern...