Media: To Lam's visit to Baku demonstrates Vietnam's desire to develop relations with Azerbaijan

The state visit of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam to Baku, scheduled for May 7-8, confirms Hanoi's desire to develop relations with Azerbaijan, Report informs referring to the Vietnamese newspaper Vietnamplus.

It is noted that this is the first visit of a Vietnamese delegation at the level of General Secretary to Azerbaijan since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992, and is the highest exchange of delegations in the past 10 years.

The newspaper notes that Vietnam and Azerbaijan have long-standing ties established by Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev.

"Despite the geographical distance, the peoples of Vietnam and Azerbaijan have always had special feelings for each other, together overcoming numerous historical trials and challenges of the time, thanks to which a special traditional friendly interaction was formed between the two peoples," the Vietnamese newspaper notes.

The newspaper notes that since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the parties have regularly exchanged visits at various levels. The parties are currently considering the possibility of opening direct passenger and cargo flights between the tourist cities of the two countries. In addition, interregional cooperation is also developing between the province of Ha Giang (Vietnam) and the Kalbajar district (Azerbaijan).