Greeting the guest, the Uzbek President noted that despite the geographic distance between our countries, expansion of comprehensive and long-term cooperation with Vietnam – one of the rapidly developing nations in South-East Asia – has always been regarded important in Uzbekistan.

UzA reported that the first visit by Vietnam’s head of government to Uzbekistan is considered in the country a significant event in the development of relations between the two nations, primarily in terms of enhancing trade-economic ties and stepping up a good base for their longer-term advancement.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung conveyed gratitude for a warm and goodwill welcome and congratulated the head of Uzbek state on the twentieth anniversary of independence, outstanding results of which the Vietnamese official encountered during his visit.

It was stressed at the meeting that the two parties wield all the capacities and conditions to attain the common goal, that is, dynamic buildup of trade and investment cooperation.

The launching of regular air cargo transportation between Navoi and Hanoi airports is evaluated as a promising track of cooperation. The sides discussed possibilities of establishing most favorable routes for shipment of goods from the two countries to Central and South-East Asian markets.

The documents signed during the current visit have been given a high appreciation in this context. The deals are to facilitate consolidation of interaction in such areas as trade and investments into hydrocarbon sector, textile industry, agriculture and other spheres. Equally satisfying have been the outcomes of the recent fifth session of Joint Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation during which the sides agreed to boost economic and investment interaction.

The parties deliberated on a wide range of issues of shared interest during the detailed and open exchange of views.