On the afternoon of June 9, Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province had a meeting with Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Vietnam.

Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (in the middle) had a speech at the meeting.
At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan thanked Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada for attending the Sea Cultural - Tourism Festival 2025; at the same time, he informed the characteristics, strengths and development orientation of the new province after the merger of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also expressed his hope that the Ambassador would pay attention and support to promote cooperation between the two sides, especially in sectors and fields such as: Halal industry and Muslim-friendly tourism; science - technology, digital transformation; renewable energy (wind power, solar power), clean agriculture; opening a direct flight from the Baku capital (Republic of Azerbaijan) to Cam Ranh... In particular, Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan also hopes that after this meeting, Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada will support the province to promote cooperation in cultural exchange activities to enhance understanding and friendship between the people of the two sides; introduce Khanh Hoa province as a twin city with the city of Azerbaijan with many similarities and potential for cooperation and development...

Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Vietnam (on the right) discussed cooperation contents in the field of Halal cuisine.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada expressed his impression of the cultural identity, natural landscape, socio-economic development of Khanh Hoa, especially the activities in Sea Cultural - Tourism Festival 2025 of the province. The Ambassador also shared that the year 2025 is an important milestone in bilateral relations when Azerbaijan and Vietnam upgraded their relations to Strategic Partnership from May 7, 2025, during the recent official visit of General Secretary To Lam to Azerbaijan.
That success not only opens up many opportunities for cooperation at the national level but also creates an important premise for implementing specific programs and projects, contributing to realizing socio-economic development goals associated with the strategic cooperation orientation between the two countries. With that growth momentum, Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada also affirmed that he is ready to support Khanh Hoa in promoting tourism; Introduce and act as a bridge to support Azerbaijani businesses to invest and cooperate in the province; in the immediate future, coordinate to organize activities and programs to learn about and connect investment with the province in the fields of Halal cuisine, Muslim-friendly tourism, and supply chains of Khanh Hoa province's products to Muslim markets, especially markets in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee (on the right) presented a souvenir to Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Vietnam.

Mr. Shovgi Mehdizada - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Vietnam (on the left) presented a souvenir to Mr. Nguyen Tan Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa Province.

Leaders and delegates took souvenir photos.
News and Photo: Bich Ho
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