State President meets Speaker of Egyptian House of Representatives in Cairo
State President Luong Cuong affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to strengthening parliamentary cooperation, and called on Egypt’s House of Representatives to support major initiatives aimed at boosting bilateral ties in a more practical, effective, and comprehensive manner.
Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafy El Gebaly (R) welcomes State President Luong Cuong in Cairo on August 6. (Photo: VNA)
Cairo (VNA)ꦆ - State President Luong Cuong met with Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafy El Gebaly in Cairo on August 6 (local time), as part of his ongoing state visit to Egypt.
Welcoming President Cuong and his entourage, Speaker El Gebaly praised the Vietnamese people as truly deserving international admiration for overcoming countless challenges to achieve remarkable socio-economic development.
The host expressed his appreciation for the outcomes of the earlier talks between President Cuong and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, describing the Vietnamese leader’s visit as a strong testament to the determination of both countries’ leadership and people to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Speaker El Gebaly noted confidence that the visit would generate fresh momentum for the two nations to expand their cooperation across all fields, while also contributing to addressing regional and global challenges.
State President Luong Cuong meets with Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Hanafy El Gebaly in Cairo on August 6. (Photo: VNA)
President Cuong, for his part, lauded Egypt’s rich ancient civilisation and thanked Egyptian leaders and people for their warm welcome to the Vietnamese delegation.
Highlighting the recent elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Partnership and the signing of many key cooperation documents, President Cuong called on the Egyptian House of Representatives to continue supporting the effective implementation of the newly upgraded partnership, while pushing ahead with the execution of these cooperation documents.
Speaker El Gebaly said he wishes to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, both bilaterally and multilaterally. He suggested increasing exchanges of delegations at all levels and promoting stronger collaboration in trade, investment, and tourism. He also voiced hope for more Vietnamese students to study at Egyptian universities.
President Cuong affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to strengthening parliamentary cooperation, and called on Egypt’s House of Representatives to support major initiatives aimed at boosting bilateral ties in a more practical, effective, and comprehensive manner. He also stressed the importance of signing new cooperation agreements to establish a stronger legal framework for future collaboration.
Both sides agreed to work closely to monitor the implementation of high-level commitments and to share legislative experience. They also pledged to coordinate and support each other at international organisations and parliamentary forums. The two leaders welcomed the idea of establishing a Vietnam–Egypt Parliamentary Friendship Group to facilitate regular exchanges and information sharing.
On this occasion, President Cuong conveyed an invitation from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to Speaker El Gebaly to visit Vietnam. The Egyptian House Speaker expressed keen interest in making a visit at the earliest convenient time./.
State President Luong Cuong and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi issued a Joint statement on the upgrade of Vietnam - Egypt ties to a Comprehensive Partnership, following their tête-à-tête and official talks in Cairo on August 5.
The two sides agreed to promote exchanges aimed at launching negotiations for a Vietnam–Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a breakthrough measure to increase bilateral trade volume and promote sustainable, mutually beneficial economic cooperation.
Trade structure between the two countries is complementary rather than competitive, offering substantial potential to expand cooperation, especially in the fields of industry, agriculture, investment, and logistics.
Addressing the meeting, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure at meeting a large number of Vietnamese living and working in the RoK, acknowledging and appreciating their efforts in contributing to the growing Vietnam–RoK partnership.
He also welcomed the “Vietnam Private Sector Panorama” as a platform for dialogue, awareness-raising, and inspiring a wealth-creation movement, emphasising that it must deliver tangible results.
During a meeting on August 10 in Seoul with 100 representatives from the RoK’s intellectuals, associations, people’s organisations, businesses, and non-governmental organisations operating in Vietnam, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his gratitude to Korean friendship, economic, cultural associations, universities, research institutes, individuals, and NGOs for their significant contributions to nurturing the Vietnam–RoK relationship.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
