Hanoi, Aug. 27 -- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang held phone talks with her Kyrgyz counterpart Meder Abakirov on August 27, reaffirming that Vietnam treasures and wishes to reinforce its traditional friendship with Kyrgyzstan.

Hang highlighted recent positive progress in political and diplomatic ties, pointing to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev's official visit to Vietnam in March 2025 and his meeting with PM Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the 16th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, in June 2025.

Welcoming the positive development of the bilateral ties, Abakirov agreed to maintain direct communication between the two foreign ministries at the deputy min...