A Vietnamese National Assembly delegation led by Vice Chairman Uong
Chu Luu visited Azerbaijan Republic from June 26-28, in an effort to
boost cooperation between the two legislative bodies and consolidate the
two countries’ traditional relations.

During his
stay in Azerbaijan, Vice Chairman Luu held talks with his Azerbaijani
counterpart, paid courtesy visits to the Chairperson of the National
Assembly, and met the Foreign Minister, among others.

The delegation also visited the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and
the Baku State University and met with the Vietnamese community living
in Baku.

At the talks and meetings, the
Azerbaijani side affirmed that the two countries have a traditional and
close relationship and hold a lot of development potential, especially
in oil and gas, and education and training.

The
Azerbaijani leaders expressed their belief that Vietnam will further
develop and make active contributions to the establishment of the ASEAN
Community by 2015.

Vice Chairman Luu expressed
thanks to Azerbaijan for its support during Vietnam’s national
construction and defence, as well as its help in training intellectuals
and skilled workers for Vietnam.

The two sides
also agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two legislative bodies
through all-level delegation exchanges and their close coordination at
international forums that they are members.-VNA