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Deputy PM, FM Bui Thanh Son receives Azerbaijani Ambassador

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on December 6 received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) on December 6 receives Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) on December 6 receives Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on December 6 received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade.

At the reception, Son asked the Ambassador to coordinate with Vietnamese ministries and sectors to soon organise meetings of the Vietnam- Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Committee and political consultations.

Son also urged them to propose and implement initiatives that help connect organisations, businesses, and localities of the two countries to explore opportunities for cooperation in economy, trade, investment, tourism, oil and gas, agriculture, Halal industry, and education and training.

He also requested both sides to study enhancing cooperation in air and international rail transport to create favourable channels for the transport of goods, especially agricultural products and services, between the two countries.

For his part, Oglu Mehdizade expressed his hope that during his term in Vietnam, he will continue to receive support and close coordination from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries and sectors of Vietnam to strengthen bilateral relations, especially in the areas that Son has pointed out./.

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