Mikheil Kavelashvili Met with the Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili hosted the Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vo Thi Anh Xuan, at the Presidential Palace.

According to the Administration of the President of Georgia, during the expanded meeting, the parties discussed the development of bilateral relations, the deepening of high-level political dialogue, and the expansion of cooperation in the areas of trade and the economy, transport, investment, tourism, education, culture, and technology. Mikheil Kavelashvili congratulated Vo Thi Anh Xuan on her re-election as Vice President and noted that her visit creates new opportunities for developing relations between the two countries. He thanked the Vietnamese side for supporting Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Georgian side welcomed the prospect of opening a Georgian embassy in Vietnam and expressed hope that a resident Vietnamese embassy would also be opened in Georgia in the future.

The parties discussed Georgia’s transit and logistics capabilities, prospects for developing the Middle Corridor, and the country’s role in routes connecting Europe and Asia.

The discussion also touched upon the prospect of establishing direct air links. The parties noted that such an agreement would foster the deepening of tourism, business ties, and people-to-people relations.

Key areas of cooperation identified included innovation, information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, and science and research. Attention was also focused on cooperation between universities. "...the development of direct ties and academic cooperation," the statement reads.