Zhumangarin congratulated General Secretary Lam on the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, expressing confidence that Viet Nam would achieve its long-term development goals and further enhance its international standing.
Binh briefed the Kazakh side on the outcomes of the congress, Viet Nam’s foreign policy guideline, and major orientations for socio-economic development in the coming period. He noted that Viet Nam has identified the development of an international financial centre as a new driver for rapid and sustainable growth in the new era.
Building on three decades of positive relations, the two sides agreed on several measures to advance bilateral cooperation. In trade, they will establish a Viet Nam–Kazakhstan Business Council in 2026 and work to increase bilateral trade turnover. Kazakhstan may expand exports to Viet Nam of products in which it has strengths, including flour, beef and cooking oil, alongside wheat shipments already recorded in 2025.
Zhumangarin stressed that Kazakhstan is ready to serve as a “golden gateway” for Viet Nam to access Central Asian and European markets, while expressing his hope that Viet Nam would become a “golden gateway” for Kazakhstan to Southeast Asia.
He further stated that Kazakhstan plans to open a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and organise Kazakhstan Cultural Week in Viet Nam in connection with upcoming bilateral cooperation activities. The Kazakh side thanked Viet Nam for its support at multilateral forums, and both countries agreed to continue backing each other’s candidacies at international organisations.
Binh proposed increasing high-level and all-level exchanges to strengthen the political foundation for expanding cooperation from traditional areas into new fields such as technology, green transition, digital transformation and, in particular, cooperation between the two international financial centres.
Regarding financial connectivity, he expected Kazakhstan to promote linkages between regulatory bodies, exchanges, issuers and investors of the two countries. Zhumangarin welcomed Viet Nam’s plan to establish an international financial centre, affirming Kazakhstan’s readiness to facilitate cooperation between the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and Viet Nam’s future hub, as well as share its experience in developing such a centre.
The same day, the Vietnamese Deputy PM visited the AIFC, where he was briefed on its structure and operations. Binh expressed his wish for stronger connections between the AIFC and Viet Nam’s international financial centre, helping form an inter-regional financial corridor given their similarities in model and operational structure.
Also on February 2, Binh met with CEO of Kazakhstan’s National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna Nurlan Zhakupov to further promote business community linkages, especially in areas with strong cooperation potential.
The Vietnamese Deputy PM proposed that Samruk-Kazyna cooperate in developing value chains and strengthening economic-financial connectivity between the two countries and with global markets, thereby boosting investment and business cooperation in the time ahead. He suggested that enterprises under the fund’s management explore investment opportunities in Viet Nam, particularly in the international financial centre and potential fields such as energy, mining and telecommunications.
