DUSHANBE, 22.09.2025 (NIAT Khovar) – On September 22, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, met with the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Honorable Luong Cuong in New York on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Our Head of State Emomali Rahmon stated that Tajikistan and Vietnam, regardless of their geographical location, are bound by long-standing traditions of friendship and cooperation.

It was emphasized that the two countries have common interests and joint efforts to ensure peace and stability for the sake of development and progress, and uphold the values of peace, friendship, and cooperation.

For the active development of cooperation and political dialogue, it was proposed that the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries be tasked with taking effective measures.

In this context, strengthening interparliamentary and interagency cooperation was considered necessary.

The parties noted the existing opportunities for the enhancement of relations and proposed to increase efforts to effectively use them for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.

Great attention was paid to increasing the volume of trade between the two countries, fostering cooperation in the industrial sectors, especially technological modernization of light industry and agriculture.

The improvement of cooperation in the sectors of education, healthcare, culture and tourism was also considered necessary.

The meeting also exchanged views on cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and other regional and international organizations.