BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan and Vietnam discussed energy, trade, transport and a possible visa-free regime during talks in Baku on Oct. 14.
President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva met Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who was in Baku for the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, or CICA.
The meeting covered cooperation in the economy, trade, transport and logistics, renewable energy, tourism and investment, as well as the possible introduction of visa-free travel, according to the Azerbaijani president’s office.
The sides also discussed expanding cooperation between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, or SOCAR, and PetroVietnam following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the companies.
Aliyev highlighted the strategic partnership established by a joint statement during the visit of To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party, to Azerbaijan. He also thanked Vietnam for supporting the extension of Azerbaijan’s CICA chairmanship.
Vo Thi Anh Xuan said Vietnam valued Azerbaijan’s assistance after Vietnam’s struggle for independence, particularly its role in rebuilding the country’s energy sector and training specialists. Thousands of Vietnamese students studied in Baku during the Soviet period, she said.
The two sides also discussed cooperation in international organizations and noted the historical ties created by high-level visits and decades of educational and technical exchange.
Source: Vesti Baku.