According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 11-13.
The visit was made at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.
Kazakhstan is a Central Asian country, bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan is a Presidential Republic. The President of Kazakhstan is directly elected, by universal suffrage, from the age of 18 or older, for a term of 5 years.
As the largest Central Asian country in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Kazakhstan implements a diversified and balanced foreign policy. Kazakhstan advocates strengthening relations with major countries such as Russia, the US, China, Europe, Japan, and South Korea; actively cooperate in the United Nations and international organizations; strengthen regional and world integration…
In particular, Kazakhstan considers Russia to be the most important strategic ally, currently ranked first among exporting countries to Kazakhstan and fourth in importing country's products.
Vietnam and Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on June 29, 6.
The relationship between the two countries is a good traditional friendship. The two countries work closely together and support each other at the United Nations and other international forums.
The Kazakhstan side affirmed that Vietnam is a priority partner in the region and considers promoting close cooperation with Vietnam an important element in Kazakhstan's foreign policy with the Asia-Pacific.
A number of large Kazakh enterprises are investing in Vietnam's construction and real estate sectors.
The Kazakhstan side wishes to cooperate with Vietnam in investment in the fields of high-tech clean agriculture and renewable energy.
Economic and trade cooperation still has a lot of room for development, especially in the fields of agriculture, tourism, clean energy and high technology. Investment cooperation between the two countries still has a lot of potential.
The two sides agreed to make more effective use of opportunities of the Free Trade Agreement signed between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) of which Kazakhstan is a member (along with Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan. and Armenia); It is necessary to study the possibility of establishing joint ventures in potential fields such as textiles and garments, food processing, and creating favorable conditions for goods to access each other's markets.
In October 10, Vietjet airline opened the first direct flight connecting the coastal city of Nha Trang to Almaty city (Kazakhstan).
