President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart

WVR/VNA - On August 21 evening, in Hanoi, President Vo Van Thuong hosted a banquet in honour of visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart
President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the banquet in honour of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at the event, President Thuong said the Vietnamese people always remember and highly appreciate the invaluable support that the Kazakh people provided for Vietnam during the past struggles for national independence and the current cause of national construction and development.

The Kazakh President’s official visit to Vietnam has given more strength to the bilateral friendship and cooperation in the coming time, he said.

President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart
President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

President Tokayev said Kazakhstan considers Vietnam its major and important partner in Southeast Asia. He pledged to offer all possible support for the bilateral ties and wished to push forward people-to-people exchanges, especially cultural and music exchanges.

President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart
President Vo Van Thuong hosts banquet in honour of Kazakh counterpart: President Vo Van Thuong and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev present flowers to the artists. (Photo: VNA)

On the occasion of the upcoming National Day of Vietnam (September 2), the Kazakh President extended his best wishes to all Vietnamese leaders and people.

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(Source: WVR/VNA)