At the reception, Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister highlighted the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Azerbaijan. He emphasized that Vietnam always bears in mind the valuable material and spiritual support of Azerbaijan and its people to the country’s struggle for national independence in the past and present national construction and defense.

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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Azerbaijan Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov

On the occasion, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien thanked Azerbaijan for supporting Vietnam’s role as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure.

For his part, Ambassador Anar Imanov agreed with the Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister’s evaluation of the Vietnam - Azerbaijan bilateral relations, including the bilateral defense cooperation.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Ambassador Anar Imanov agreed that in the coming time the two sides should accelerate exchanges of delegations, meetings between senior leaders, as well as training, contributing to strengthening Vietnam – Azerbaijan defense cooperation to better adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Translated by Tran Hoai