Vietnamese Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai and a delegation of the Government of Vietnam today start official visits to two Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
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Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan
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The visits aim at enhancing high-ranking contacts, seeking for chances of cooperation and investment between Việt Nam and these countries.
As planned, Deputy PM Hai will meet senior leaders of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
He will also preside over some investment conferences and have meetings with the host business communities.
Some important trade events relating to petroleum cooperation between Việt Nam and the two countries are organized on this occasion.
*Uzbekistan andVienam founded the diplomatic ties on November 17, 1992. The two countries have penned some economic agreements.
Their inter-governmental committee for economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation was established.
In December 2003, Uzbekistan launched a direct air route linking Tashkent and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
* Azerbaijan and Vietnam reached bilateral diplomatic relationship on September 23, 1992. They have maintained good cooperation in culture, education and industrial development. Thousands of Vietnamese students have been trained in Azerbaijan./.