Hanoi, Feb. 3 -- As part of his working trip to Kazakhstan, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh met on February 2 with Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin to discuss concrete steps to implement the Strategic Partnership framework established during General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam's visit to Kazakhstan in May last year.

Zhumangarin congratulated General Secretary Lam on the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressing confidence that Vietnam would achieve its long-term development goals and further enhance its international standing.

Binh briefed the Kazakh side on the outcomes of the congress,...