Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) and Kazakhstan Ambassador to Vietnam Beketzhan Zhumakhanove (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Minh received Kazakhstan Ambassador to Vietnam Beketzhan Zhumakhanove in Hanoi on Thursday. He said the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union free trade agreement has brought positive changes in economic collaboration between the two nations, adding that the two sides need to review the free trade deal and find ways to implement it effectively.

Ambassador Zhumakhanove called for support from ministries in Vietnam to deepen Vietnam-Kazakhstan relations.