Vietnam and Azerbaijan have great cooperation potential in the oil andgas sector, stated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during aninterview with the Vietnam News Agency ahead of Vietnamese PresidentTruong Tan Sang’s visit to Azerbaijan.

President Aliyev said that both countries have extensive experience andsuccess in the field and the agreement on strategic cooperation betweenthe Azerbaijani national oil and gas corporation and Vietnam nationaloil and gas corporation PetroVietnam will open strong cooperationprospects.

He noted that the agreement oneconomic, commercial, scientific and technical cooperation between thetwo governments serves as a firm foundation for bilateral economic ties,adding that what need to do now is to study, define and develop newareas for cooperation between the two countries.

According to the president, both countries have substantial potentialto deepen cooperation in education, culture and tourism.

The State leader said that President Sang’s upcoming trip toAzerbaijan is highly significant for the development of ties inpolitics, economics and other sectors as well as for the design ofspecific plans to boost cooperation.

The tripwill open a new chapter in the two countries’ relationship based on theprinciples of mutual respect, friendship and cooperation.

The Azerbaijani president hoped Vietnam would open an embassy in Bakuto help bolster bilateral ties. He stressed that theinter-parliamentary relationship between Vietnam and Azerbaijan,consultations between the two countries and linkages between agencieswill contribute to developing bilateral relations.

It is also important to strengthen cooperation between the twocountries within the framework of international organisations that bothAzerbaijan and Vietnam are members, he said.-VNA