Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan will deepen parliamentary ties, including maintaining close coordination and mutual support at multilateral parliamentary forums.
The meeting between National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev in Hanoi on March 6. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man met with Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev in Hanoi on March 6, saying the guest's official visit will create a new impetus for the countries’ traditional friendship and win-win multifaceted cooperation.
The top legislator commended the productive talks between the guest and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, along with the agreements inked between the two sides, which provide a framework for promoting comprehensive and fruitful cooperation.
Appreciating the enormous support from people of the former Soviet Union, including Kyrgyzstan, for Vietnam's liberation and development efforts, Man stated that Vietnam treasures the traditional friendship with Kyrgyzstan, highly values the latter's role in Central Asia, and hopes to join Kyrgyzstan in exploring new avenues for bilateral collaboration.
He pledged that the Vietnamese NA will continue working closely with its Kyrgyz counterpart to support the efforts by the two countries' Governments, ministries, and sectors in enhancing cooperation effectiveness.
The NA leader stressed the vast potential and advantages for economic collaboration between the two countries. He proposed stepping up joint work in trade, investment, tourism, transport, education, and culture to further strengthen the ties toward effectiveness.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man (right) and PM of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev in Hanoi on March 6 (Photo: VNA)
Kasymaliev, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from March 6–7, stated that Kyrgyzstan values bilateral cooperation and wishes to join hands with Vietnam in elevating it to new heights.
Recognising Vietnam as a long-standing and important partner of Kyrgyzstan in Southeast Asia, he underscored his country’s interest in reinforcing the traditional friendship and win-win multifaceted collaboration with Vietnam, as well as through Vietnam, improving its relations with ASEAN and Southeast Asian nations.
Kyrgyzstan is also ready to serve as a bridge between Vietnam and Central Asia, he continued.
Both host and guest agreed to deepen parliamentary connections, noting the two parliaments will maintain close coordination and mutual support at multilateral parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments (MSEAP). The two sides will also exchange and support each other’s stances on regional and international issues of common concern, increase bilateral exchanges of high-level delegations, parliamentary committees, and friendship parliamentary groups, and also attend and develop joint initiatives at multilateral parliamentary events hosted by each country.
💎 On this occasion, Man expressed gratitude to the Kyrgyz Government for supporting the Vietnamese community in Kyrgyzstan, helping them integrate into the local society and contribute to both countries’ socio-economic development along with bilateral ties./.
Party General Secretary To Lam and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev agreed that both countries have significant potential to foster cooperation based on mutual interests. They emphasised the need to enhance engagements at all levels through bilateral and multilateral channels to strengthen political trust, and establish cooperation mechanisms between ministries, sectors, and localities.
Kyrgyzstan always treasures the relationship with Vietnam and highly values the Southeast Asian nation's role in the region and the world, Kyrgyz PM Adylbek Kasymaliev affirmed.
At the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliev paid an official visit to Vietnam from March 6-7, 2025. This marks the first visit by a Kyrgyzstani head of government since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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