According to VNA special correspondent, on the afternoon of October 17, on the occasion of attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation,President Vo Van Thuong met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
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| President Vo Van Thuong and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a meeting in Beijing (China) on October 17, 2023. Photo: VNA |
At the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to developing traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan, and wished for the Vietnam-Uzbekistan relationship to develop more substantially, meeting the interests of the people of the two countries.
Based on the appreciation of the potential for cooperation, the President suggested that the two sides promote economic and trade cooperation, which has shown signs of improvement recently, while deepening other potential areas such as education and training, cultural exchange, tourism, people-to-people exchange, and research to open direct flights connecting destinations of the two countries.
President Vo Van Thuong suggested that the two sides promote the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level ones, to increase political trust and mutual understanding, and expand bilateral cooperation in areas where the two sides have complementary advantages.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated and expressed his impression of Vietnam's achievements in innovation and socio-economic development in recent times and agreed with the proposals of President Vo Van Thuong to promote cooperation between the two countries, focusing on the fields of economy, trade and tourism, with immediate priority given to the exchange of business delegations between the two countries, seeking and expanding business cooperation opportunities.
The President affirmed that Uzbekistan highly values its relations with Vietnam and wishes to restore traditional areas of cooperation between the two countries, especially oil and gas, education, training, student exchange, and cultural exchange.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev respectfully invites President Vo Van Thuong to visit Uzbekistan soon.
The two leaders agreed that the two sides will continue to strengthen cooperation at multilateral forums, including the United Nations and other international organizations.
Uzbekistan wants Vietnam to act as a bridge for Uzbekistan to strengthen its connection with ASEAN, while Vietnam wants to use Uzbekistan to further strengthen its cooperative relations with the Central Asian region.
On this occasion, President Vo Van Thuong respectfully invited President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to visit Vietnam soon. The President of Uzbekistan happily accepted the invitation.
According to VNA/Vietnam+
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