Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong (L) and Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Kazakhstan Parliament (lower house) Nurlan Nigmatulin (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) - Politburo member and head ofthe Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo VanThuong has led a Party delegation to visit Kazakhstan from September 16 to 18.
During his trip, Thuong attended a series of meetings withhigh-ranking officials of the ruling Party, Government and parliament ofKazakhstan, including First Deputy Chairman of the ruling Nur Otan PartyBauyrzhan Baibek; Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament (lower house)Nurlan Nigmatulin; Secretary of State Marat Tazhin; First Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi; and leaders of the Communist People's Partyof Kazakhstan (KNPK).
The Kazakhstan officials affirmed that based on a memorandumof understanding on cooperation signed between the Communist Party of Vietnamand Nur Otan Party in November 2018, the visit will create an important momentumin consolidating and reinforcing the friendship and collaboration between thetwo countries and their ruling parties.
Both sides took the occasion to discuss measures to enhancesuch ties in the coming time.
They said bilateral politic relations have grown robustlyover time via exchanges of high-level visits and mutual support andcoordination at the UN and international/regional forums.
They added that the two countries’ economy-trade-investmentcooperation is also making progress, particularly after a free trade agreementbetween Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Kazakhstan is amember, took effect in October 2016.
The sides, however, stressed bilateral trade still fallsshort of potential, requiring Vietnam and Kazakhstan to invest more efforts toexploit the strength and the needs of each other.
Talking about international/regional affairs, Thuonginformed the Kazakhstan side on the current complicated developments in theEast Sea. He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance of resolving disputes at seausing peaceful measures in line with international law, including the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Kazakhstan officials expressed their concern over thesituation and supported Vietnam’s stance, for ensuring security, safety, aswell as free navigation and overflight in the waters./.