Hanoi, Feb. 18 -- Vietnam cherishes and wishes to strengthen its friendship with traditional partners, including Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed during phone talks with her Kyrgyz counterpart Abakirov Meder on February 17.

The Vietnamese official described the recent progress in the countries' relations as an important prerequisite for deepening their cooperation across all fields.

Applauding the strides in bilateral ties, Meder signalled his readiness to work closely with Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to explore ways to further enhance the traditional friendship and multifaceted collaboration between the two nations.

In this spirit, Hang proposed that both ministries promote exchanges of del...