State President Luong Cuong on December 27 sent a message of sympathy to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev following the tragic crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft two days ago
President To Lam received the ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Türkiye, which are members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), in Hanoi on July 16.
Azerbaijan highly values and prioritises its relations with Vietnam, considering Vietnam a crucial partner in Asia-Pacific, Deputy Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) and head of YAP’s Central Office Tahir Budagov has said.
Vietnam always attaches importance to consolidating the friendship and cooperation with traditional partner countries, including Azerbaijan, said Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Russia and Azerbaijan Dang Minh Khoi attended the Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, held in Baku on March 2.
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 21 met Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-jin, Speaker of the Azerbaijani National Assembly Sahiba Gafarova, and Deputy Chairman of the Representatives Chambers of the Belarusian NA Valeriy Vatslavovich Mitskevich in Phnom Penh.
Vietnam and Azerbaijan have potential to boost cooperation in various fields, particularly in economy, trade and investment, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told visiting Azerbaijan Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov at their meeting in Hanoi on July 19.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov on January 26, during which they agreed to boost cooperation in increasing the exchange of delegations and meetings at all levels and training, so as to strengthen bilateral defence ties in line with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam Dang The Vinh was elected President of the Vietnam-Azerbaijan Friendship Association (VAFA) for the 2021-2026 tenure during the association's second national conference in Hanoi on December 30.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on February 27 awarded Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Vietnam Anar Lachin Oglu Imanov a Commemorative Medal for Peace and Friendship among Nations in recognition of his efforts to foster the two countries’ relations.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh joined leaders and representatives from 120 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), observer countries and international organisations at the opening of the 18th NAM Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 25.
Azerbaijan considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia and hopes to strengthen multifaceted relations with the country, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ramiz Hasanov conducted a political consultation in Hanoi on March 12 to discuss bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and head of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, received a New Azerbaijan Party delegation led by Sevinj Fataliyeva, head of its International Relations Department, in Hanoi on December 11.
A primary school built with funds from Azerbaijan’s Heydar Aliyev Foundation has been inaugurated in Giap Trung commune in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to expanding partnership with Azerbaijan in many areas while addressing a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the first legislative body of Azerbaijan on September 21.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reiterated his country’s external policy of attaching great importance to developing cooperation with the Asian-Pacific region in general and Vietnam in particular.
Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to maintain meetings of their Inter-Governmental Committee for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation to bolster bilateral collaboration.
A photo exhibition themed “Far apart but close at heart” opened in Hanoi on May 24 to mark the 100th National Day of Azerbaijan (May 28), introducing photos of Azerbaijan in the past and modern times.
Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Azerbaijan, said Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
The south-eastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau held a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Azerbaijan diplomatic ties in Xuyen Moc district on September 22.