Hanoi, Sept. 23 -- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang held separate working sessions with Kuwaiti officials in Kuwait City on September 22, aiming to foster economic and diplomatic ties as the two nations near the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year.

Kuwaiti First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah welcomed Hang's trip, saying that it takes place as bilateral relations enter a new phase after nearly 50 years of diplomatic ties.

Kuwait, the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam in 1976 and the GCC Chair 2025, highly values its relations with Vietnam, he stressed.

The host expressed wish to expand cooperation beyon...