Official welcome ceremony for Kyrgyz Prime Minister

This is the first visit of the Kyrgyz Government leader to Viet Nam since the two countries established diplomatic relations, contributing to promoting and deepening the Viet Nam-Kyrgyzstan friendship towards a more substantive and effective manner across all fields.

The two countries established diplomatic relations on June 4, 1992. Since then, both sides have maintained friendly relations, though high-level exchanges have remained limited.

Economic and trade cooperation between the two nations has progressed positively, with the two-way trade averaging US$1.36 million annually between 2017 and 2021. Recent years have witnessed significant growth, with trade reaching US$4.5 million in 2022, US$7.5 million in 2023, and US$13.5 million in 2024.

Kyrgyzstan is among the few countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region and the world to unilaterally grant Vietnamese citizens a 60-day visa exemption, facilitating greater business and tourism exchanges.

In terms of investment, as of October 31, 2024, Kyrgyzstan had run one investment project in Viet Nam's Khanh Hoa province. The project, valued at US$5 million, focuses on the production and trade of alcoholic beverages. Kyrgyzstan currently ranks 83rd among 148 countries and territories investing in Viet Nam.

During the official visit to Viet Nam, Kasimalyev will also have meetings with Vietnamese senior leaders.

The two sides will discuss ways to promote bilateral relations across all sectors, including politics-diplomacy, economy-trade-investment, and expand cooperation in other potential areas such as transportation, agriculture, culture, education, tourism, local-to-local linkages, and people-to-people exchanges.

Both countries will also work towards upgrading bilateral relations at an appropriate time in line with the new context./.