At the presentation ceremony (Photo: baoquocte) Hanoi (VNA) – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Vietnam YerlanBaizhanov has been awarded with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship amongNations” in recognition of his invaluable contributions to friendship andcooperation between the two countries’ people.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony in Hanoi on August 28,President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) andAmbassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said during his over four years of service inVietnam, Baizhanov has made significant contributions to the successful arrangement of high-level mutual visits. He has also playeda crucial role in maintaining regular political consultations and dialogues atvarious levels.
Notably, he collaborated with the Vietnamese Ministryof Foreign Affairs to welcome President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Vietnam fromAugust 20-22, marking the first trip to Vietnam by a Kazakh President in 12years.
He also actively joined external activities heldby VUFO, as well as engaged in cultural and people-to-people diplomacy,contributing to bringing the people of Vietnam and Kazakhstan closer together.
According to Ambassador Nga, two-way tradebetween Vietnam and Kazakhstan has been growing by about 28% on average each year.The figure hit nearly 600 million USD last year. By the end of 2022, the firstdirect flight between Almaty and Nha Trang was inaugurated, enabling around 10,000Kazakh tourists to visit Vietnam each year.
Nga wished that in the near future, theKazakh Ambassador would further contribute to people-to-people diplomacy between the two nations, thus further deepening the relationship between the two countries across the board.
The Kazakh Ambassador, for his part, affirmedthat in any position, he will make further contributions to the development of bilateralfriendship and cooperation./.
