Kazakh-Vietnamese Intergovernmental Commission held session

The Kazakh delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev, the Vietnamese side - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Danh Vinh.
The sides exchanged views on the issues of cooperation in the trade-industrial sector, education, culture, sport and tourism within the session. The necessity of activation of work of state structures of both countries on realization of agreements achieved during the official visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Kazakhstan on September 14-15, 2009 was stressed. The Protocol defining prosperous directions of cooperation was signed upon the results of the session.
The Head of the Kazakh delegation met with the Vietnamese Prime Minister as well. The Head of the Vietnamese Government complimented the agreements achieved during his official visit to Kazakhstan in September, 2009.
Nguyen Tan Dung expressed gratitude to the Kazakh President and Government for the support of the Vietnamese companies. He confirmed the Vietnam's interest in cooperation with Kazakhstan in the oil-and-gas sphere, industry and investments.