Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung at the event. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To AnhDung and his Uzbekistani counterpart Furkat Sidikov co-chaired the fifthpolitical consultation via videoconference on January 21 to discuss bilateralties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.
Both sides reachedconsensus on a number of measures to further strengthen bilateral ties amid thecomplicated developments of the pandemic, including online discussions andgradually restoring face-to-face meetings within bilateral and multilateralframeworks.
Dung affirmed thatVietnam treasures and wishes to develop traditional friendship and all-aroundties with Uzbekistan, especially in promising fields such as agriculture,apparel, health care, culture, tourism and labour.
Expressing satisfactionabout two-way trade, he stressed that there remains room for furthercooperation.
Sidikov, for his part,spoke highly of close collaboration between the two foreign ministries over thepast time, including maintaining joint work at multilateral forums and mutualsupport in nomination and election for seats at the United Nations organs.
He emphasised thatUzbekistan wants to step up ties with Vietnam in various areas for the benefitof the two peoples and for development of the two nations.
Both sides also discussedregional and global issues of shared concern, including maintaining peace andstability in the East Sea. They stressed that political consultation is animportant mechanism to offer timely opinions and maintain joint work in bilateraland multilateral fields./.
