resident Nguyen Xuan Phuc received new Azerbaijani Ambassador Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade on December 1, 2022 (photo: Vu Dung/VOV)

The two sides should work more closely to beef up collaboration in areas of their strength, he said, adding that Vietnam wants to export electronics and accessories and peppercorn to Azerbaijan and import crude oil from this partner, while expanding bilateral cooperation in other areas such as culture, education, tourism, defence and people-to-people contact.

Ambassador Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade said Azerbaijan attaches great importance to relations with Vietnam and pledged to work hard on the growth of the traditional friendship between the two countries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for the new Ambassador of Brunei Datin Paduka Malai Hajah Halimah Malai Haji Yussof on December 1, 2022 (Photo: Vu Dung/VOV)

The same day, President Phuc also hosted a reception for the new Ambassador of Brunei Datin Paduka Malai Hajah Halimah Malai Haji Yussof who expressed her delight at the deepening ties between the two countries, and thanked Vietnam for supporting Brunei’s agro-fisheries sector. She expressed her belief that the comprehensive partnership between the two countries will further expand in the future, and promised to do her best to promote ties.

President Phuc said that Vietnam and Brunei have shared a close relationship and was happy with the growth of bilateral economic partnership with two-way trade exceeding the target of 500 million USD set for 2025.

He suggested that the Brunei ambassador focus on promoting the economic and trade collaboration between the two countries, facilitating the import of Vietnamese products, especially rice and agro-fisheries products, and creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to partner with their Brunei peers in the future.