Responding to VNA during General Secretary To Lam's State visit to Azerbaijan on May 7-8, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev emphasized that the visit "has especially important political significance, emphasizing the desire of all parties to deepen bilateral relations and open up new areas of cooperation".
"The visit can be considered an important milestone in the development of Azerbaijan - Vietnam cooperation" - President Ilham Aliyev said.
He revealed that the visit of General Secretary To Lam includes many issues related to the main aspects of the bilateral agenda. The two sides will comprehensively exchange opinions on topical topics, coordinate approaches and identify promising areas to deepen cooperation. Political dialogue, trade and economic relations, as well as humanitarian and cultural exchange will be the focus of the visit. The development of inter -party dialogues is also particularly respected. The cooperation between the new Azerbaijan Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam is showing positive motivation and the upcoming visit will confirm the higher level of interaction on the political and ideological basis.
"I believe that Mr. To Lam's visit will become an important driving force for enhancing cooperation and opening a new horizon for the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Vietnam in the spirit of friendship and mutual respect" - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said.
Sharing before General Secretary To Lam's visit, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade commented: "This visit is very important and historic, because in our new historical period, after establishing diplomatic relations, this is the first visit of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Azerbaijan. We are very interested in this visit".
According to the Ambassador, it has been more than 10 years since the last meeting between heads of state, so during General Secretary To Lam's visit to Azerbaijan, there will be a strong agenda to discuss and further promote bilateral relations.
"The visit takes place in the context of us celebrating major holidays and important events. We hope that after this extremely important meeting, the historical relationship between the two countries will continue to develop more strongly" - the Ambassador said.
Sharing the meaning of the visit of General Secretary To Lam, the Vietnamese Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan Dang Minh Khoi emphasized that this visit of General Secretary To Lam is the highest visit of the Party and State leaders of Vietnam to Azerbaijan since establishing an official diplomatic relations between the two countries, and will contribute to further strengthening the two countries, especially in Azerbaijan sectors. Oil and gas industry and many other industries.
The Ambassador pointed out that recently, Azerbaijan has opened the door very strongly, this could be a very good gateway for Vietnam to further develop relations with Central Asian and European countries. Vietnam is also ready to act as a bridge for Azerbaijan to strengthen relations with East Asian countries.
