Egypt wants to develop relations with Vietnam in the fields of politics-diplomacy, trade, investment, culture, education, tourism and people-to people exchange as the Southeast Asia nation is a focus in its Act East policy.
At the talk between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong and his Egyptian counterpart Khaled Tharwat (Photo: VNA)
Cairo (VNA) – Egypt wants to develop relations with Vietnam in thefields of politics-diplomacy, trade, investment, culture, education, tourismand people-to people exchange as the Southeast Asia nation is a focus in itsAct East policy.
Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled Tharwat made the remark at atalk with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong who paid a two-dayvisit to Egypt from March 18.
Tharwat hailed Vietnam’s socio-economicachievements as well as the nation’s roles in the regional and internationalarenas, and reiterated that Egypt supports Vietnam’s candidacy as anon-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021tenure.
He expressed his hope for closercollaboration with Vietnam at regional forums and the UN.
Cuong, for his part, congratulated Egypt on taking the chairmanship of theAfrican Union (AU), asking the country to back Vietnam in the process ofestablishing ties with the AU in the coming time.
Vietnam is willing to assist Egypt and the AU in fostering relations with theASEAN bloc on the principle of consensus, the Vietnamese Deputy FM stressed.
Regarding measures to promote result-oriented partnership between the twocountries, both diplomats agreed that ministries, sectors and localities shouldenhance delegation exchanges and mutual understanding.
Besides, priority must be given to the implementation of the signed agreements,including the deal on purchasing rice from Vietnam and the cooperationagreement between Ninh Binh province and Luxor province.
The Egyptian side informed that they willgive more scholarships to Vietnamese students to study the Arab language inEgypt.
Touching on regional and international issues of mutual interest, they sharedthe view that all disputes must be handled peacefully based on internationalregulations.-VNA
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Vietnam and Egypt have issued a joint statement on the occasion of the State-level visit to Egypt by President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse from August 25-28 at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
President Tran Dai Quang on September 1 cabled a congratulatory message to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the Vietnam-Egypt diplomatic ties (Sept. 1).
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Regarding PM Chinh’s attendance at the WEF’s meeting in China for the third year in a row and Vietnam’s contributions to the forum, Ma said the Vietnamese leader has shared practical experiences and proposals on green economy aimed at facilitating trade and attracting foreign investment within the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); and offering fresh ideas for shaping strategies in economics, trade, and sustainable development.
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At the talk between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Cuong and his Egyptian counterpart Khaled Tharwat (Photo: VNA) 
