President Vo Van Thuong meets with President of Uzbekistan

On October 17, on the occasion of attending the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, President Vo Van Thuong met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

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; wishing for Vietnam-Uzbekistan relations to develop more substantially, meeting the interests of the people of the two countries.

President Vo Van Thuong and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

VNA

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 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.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev 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 and training, student exchange, and cultural exchanges. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev respectfully invited President Vo Van Thuong to visit Uzbekistan soon.

The two leaders agreed that the two sides should continue to strengthen cooperation at multilateral forums, including the United Nations and other international organizations. Uzbekistan hopes that Vietnam will 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.