Azerbaijan-Vietnam ties mulled in Hanoi
Prospects for the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Vietnam in the fields of tourism, investment making, and oil and gas were mulled in Hanoi.
Deputy Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party, chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli has met with member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam, permanent member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee Communist Party Le Hong Anh as part of his visit to Hanoi.
Le Hong Anh hailed his last year visit to Azerbaijan. He expressed confidence that the visit of YAP`s delegation to Vietnam would contribute to the development of the relations between the ruling parties of the two countries. He underlined the importance of continuing reciprocal visits.
The official asked the YAP delegation to convey greetings of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong to President of Azerbaijan, chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party Ilham Aliyev.
Mubariz Gurbanli praised Azerbaijani-Vietnamese cooperation, saying it has considerably developed in recent years.
He noted that reciprocal visits of the presidents of the two countries in 2014 and 2015 gave impetus to the development of the bilateral cooperation.
During the visit, Gurbanli also met Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu.
Uong Chu Luu expressed condolences over the rig fire in “Guneshli” oil field, saying they share the grief of friendly people of Azerbaijan.
The Vice Chairman highlighted development of friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries over the last years, as well as boosting the inter-parliamentary ties.
Gurbanli said Azerbaijan eyes development of cooperation with Vietnam. The Chairman stressed the importance of arranging the reciprocal visits of the members of the friendship groups operating in the parliaments of both countries.
The Chairman also provided an insight into a cause and consequences of Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azertac state news agency reported.
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