Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 19 extended a congratulatory message to Sadyr Japarov on his election as President of Kyrgyzstan.

Sadyr Japarov at a recent press conference in Bishkek capital of Kyrgyzstan
(Photo: AFP/VNA)

Sadyr Japarov, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, won the presidential election held on January 10.

Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan established diplomatic ties on June 4, 1992.