tải bet88 Vietnam-Azerbaijan cooperation agreements signed

General Secretary of tải bet88 Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev witnessed tải bet88 signing of important cooperation documents between Vietnam and Azerbaijan and later addressed tải bet88 media following their talks in Baku on May 7 (local time), according to a report from tải bet88 Vietnam News Agency.

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tải bet88 Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam) and tải bet88 Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan exchanged an MoU focusing on collaboration in oil and gas exploration and exploitation, technical services, and training.

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Speaking to tải bet88 media following tải bet88 signing ceremony, President Aliyev emphasized that his talks with tải bet88 Vietnamese leader had addressed a number of critical issues, and that tải bet88 signed documents represented a meaningful step forward in bilateral ties. He underscored that General Secretary Lam’s visit and his presence at tải bet88 signing ceremony reflected tải bet88 importance both sides attached to strengthening cooperation, particularly in promising fields such as education and logistics.

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Azerbaijan also looked forward to deepening collaboration with Vietnam at multilateral forums, including tải bet88 United Nations, he stated.

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