President advocates dramatic expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Practical aspects of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries were discussed.

At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Vietnamese delegation conveyed sincere greetings from President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the leader of Uzbekistan.

During the talks, participants stressed the opportunities for cooperation and implementation of joint projects in such promising areas as rice and cotton growing, meat and dairy processing, production of chemical and textile goods, automobile components and electronics.

In order to step up business contacts and expand investment cooperation, mutual visits will be held in the coming months at the expert level, the Intergovernmental Commission has been resumed, and the Uzbek-Vietnamese Business Council has been launched.

Special attention is paid to establishing inter-parliamentary relations and implementing joint educational and other social programs.