The intention to deepen Kazakh-Vietnamese cooperation was confirmed

The intention to deepen Kazakh-Vietnamese cooperation was confirmed

Nur-Sultan, November 27, 2020 - The 8th round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Vietnam was held via videoconference.

The Kazakh delegation was headed by First Deputy Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev and the Vietnamese delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung.

The participants discussed the state and prospects of development of relations between the two countries in the political, trade, economic, educational, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The parties exchanged views on further expanding the legal framework for cooperation. Selected cluster of issues under discussion were related to interaction within international organizations, such as the UN and CICA.

The participants of the event also discussed the prospects of establishing a visa-free regime and direct air service between the two countries after stabilization of the situation with the COVID-19.

Following the meeting, the parties confirmed their intention to further deepen cooperation on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation.