Fostering Vietnam-Azerbaijan friendship through educational bridge

The visit of Ms. Leyla Aliyeva as Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation is aimed at strengthening humanitarian, cultural and educational cooperation between Azerbaijan and Vietnam.

Dr. Trinh Thi Thu Ha - Principal of Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism, presented a gift to Ms. Leyla Aliyeva - Vice President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation. (Photo: Le An)

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The welcoming program on April 21 was attended by Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye; former students who studied in Azerbaijan and representatives of domestic and international partners; more than 200 lecturers, staff, and students of Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism.

In a solemn and cozy atmosphere, the school screened a short documentary film recreating the journey of connection between the two countries, introducing outstanding achievements in international training and cooperation, and presenting the delegation with cultural publications and fresh flower baskets.

Sharing here, Ms. Leyla Aliyeva said she was very happy to see old footage from 1983 and see Vietnamese students who went to Azerbaijan from that time also present here.

Ms. Leyla Aliyeva as Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. (Photo: Le An)

She emphasized: “The friendship between Vietnam and Azerbaijan is truly precious, strengthened and developed over the years. I believe that we can continue to do so in many areas from education, cultural exchange to the environment.

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation supported a school in Vietnam in 2018. I hope we will increase student exchanges like previous generations have done.

Through this work, the young generations of the two countries will have more opportunities to study and learn from each other, understand traditions, cultures, people and accompany each other more.

On behalf of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association and former students who studied in Azerbaijan, Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai - former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Honorary President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association, affirmed that the visit to Ms. Leyla Aliyeva was meaningful at the time when Vietnam celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai, Honorary President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association, shared at the event. (Photo: Le An)

As one of the students who set foot in Azerbaijan since 1970, Mr. Nghiem Vu Khai shared: “Azerbaijain is a small country but has helped train 5,000 students for Vietnam during the most difficult years. Not only that, you also helped us with technology, wealth and material to protect our independence and freedom.”

The Honorary President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association recalled that at the time of Vietnam's historic victory in 1975, Vietnamese students held a party in Baku with the participation of hundreds of Azerbaijani friends.

He was moved: “You considered our victory as your own, which moved us deeply. And after 50 years, we still consider Azerbaijan our second homeland and consider our Azerbaijani friends our closest brothers.”

Visiting Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism on this occasion, Ms. Leyla Aliyeva and the delegation and Vietnamese alumni took souvenir photos at the ceramic painting "Vietnam - Azerbaijan Friendship" specially designed on the campus with images of prominent works of Azerbaijan such as Heydar Aliyev Museum, the famous symbolic Fire Tower of the capital Baku, Maiden Tower or Crystal Hall...

Ms. Leyla Aliyeva and the delegation and Vietnamese alumni took souvenir photos at the ceramic painting “Vietnam – Azerbaijan Friendship”. (Photo: Le An)

Dr. Trinh Thi Thu Ha - Principal of Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism, expressed her honor to welcome the delegation on the occasion of the school's 60th anniversary (April 9, 1965 - April 9, 2025).

Ms. Trinh Thi Thu Ha shared: “We are deeply moved to be the first destination in Vietnam during the official visit of Ms. Leyla Aliyeva - a dedicated cultural and humanitarian ambassador, continuing the legacy of leader Heydar Aliyev.

I believe that the visit will open up new and practical opportunities for cooperation in the fields of education, cultural and artistic exchanges and humanitarian projects, in line with the noble mission of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation worldwide.”

Not only marking a step forward in fostering friendship between the two countries, Ms. Leyla Aliyeva's visit affirmed the increasingly important role of vocational education institutions in building bridges of cultural exchange and enhancing mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and the international community.

Delegates take souvenir photos. (Photo: Le An)

Since 1959, President Ho Chi Minh's first visit to the capital Baku laid the foundation for the strong friendship between Vietnam and Azerbaijan.

In 1983, Azerbaijani politician Heydar Aliyev, then a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (ie Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Union), paid an official visit to Vietnam.

After this visit, thousands of Azerbaijani experts were sent to Vietnam to help rebuild the country's infrastructure after the war and more than 5,000 Vietnamese students were sent to study and work in Azerbaijan.

When Azerbaijan separated from the Soviet Union to become an independent country, President Heydar Aliyev - who is considered the great leader of Azerbaijan - always cared about and supported Vietnam and valued nurturing the relationship between the two countries.

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