President Ilham Aliyev met with the Vice President of Vietnam

On October 14, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

As reported by AZERTAC, the head of state expressed gratitude to Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan for participating in the upcoming Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku and noted that this visit also created an opportunity to discuss issues on the bilateral agenda.

Recalling his visit to Vietnam and the visit of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam to Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the importance of the discussions held during those visits and once again emphasized that the relations between the two countries are of a strategic partnership nature.

The President of Azerbaijan expressed gratitude to Vietnam for supporting the extension of our country's chairmanship of CICA.

Thanking President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva for the reception, the guest recalled with satisfaction her previous visit to our country and meeting with the head of state.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan congratulated Azerbaijan on its achievements, as well as on its successful chairmanship of CICA and holding the organization's Summit in Baku. She emphasized that her country highly values Azerbaijan's chairmanship of CICA.

Noting the historical ties between Azerbaijan and Vietnam, the guest said that the adoption of the Joint