The event was jointly held by the Embassy in Kazakhstan in Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on the occasion of Kazakhstan’s Independence Day (December 16), towards the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (June 29, 1992).
In his remarks, Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam E. S. Bayzhanov reviewed the 30-year cause of construction and development in Kazakhstan, with its GDP increasing 17 times, from 11.4 billion USD to 188.9 billion USD.
For the Vietnam-Kazakhstan relations, he said apart from cooperation in such traditional spheres as culture and education, the two countries should work to boost economic ties.
According to the ambassador, the next meeting of the Vietnam – Kazakhstan inter-governmental cooperation committee will take place in 2022, saying it is time for the two countries to arrange visits at the highest level.
Vietnamese diplomats, researchers and scholars at the event also proposed solutions to enhance the traditional cooperative relations and friendship in the time ahead.
