Baku, May 8 -- Vietnam and Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership during the State visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam from May 7-8 at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) respectfully introduces the joint statement.

JOINT STATEMENT On the establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Azerbaijan

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Vietnam and Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as "sides") have fostered a strong, traditional friendship and developed multifaceted cooperation based on trust, equality and mutua...