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Steering Committee for External Information Service delegation visits Qatar, Egypt, Tanzania

A delegation of the Steering Committee for External Information Service led by its permanent deputy head Le Hai Binh visited Qatar, Egypt and Tanzania from November 6-15.
Steering Committee for External Information Service delegation visits Qatar, Egypt, Tanzania ảnh 1Le Hai Binh, deputy head of the the Steering Committee for External Information Service, and Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of theSteering Committee for External Information Service led by its permanent deputy head LeHai Binh visited Qatar, Egypt and Tanzania from November 6-15.

While in Qatar, Binh, who is also Vice Chairman of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, had working sessions with Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman, Director-Generalof the Qatar News Agency (QNA) Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi and the President ofthe Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).

The official affirmed that Vietnam attachesimportance to cooperation with Qatar, and wishes to enhance the relationship across areas, includinginformation, communications and cultural exchanges.  
 
The Qatar officials praised Vietnam’s role in the region,especially in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Qatar Government always wants to strengthenrelations with Vietnam, especially cultural exchanges and tourism promotion,said Abdulrahman.

Meanwhile, Rumaihi agreed to continue cooperationwith the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and other media agencies of the SoutheastAsian nation.

The two sides shared a view that the twocountries boast substantial cooperation potential and they should increasedelegation exchanges as well as experience sharing in media management andscience-technology application.

During his stay in Egypt, Binh met with General Secretary of the Egyptian CommunistParty Salah Adly Abdelhafiz, Secretary General of the Egyptian Socialist Party(ESP) Ahmed Bahaa El Din Shaaban Mohamed El Shafey, and worked with Deputy Minister of Communicationsand Information Technology Khaled Al-Attar, Executive President of the NationalTelecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Hossam El-Gamal, Chairman of the SupremeCouncil for Media Regulation (SCMR) Karam Gabr, Deputy Assistant ForeignMinister for Asian Affairs Hazem El-Tahry, and representatives of the MiddleEast News Agency.

Binh affirmed that Vietnam-Egypt relations haveexperienced marked development steps, especially after high-level visits by theirleaders in 2017 and 2018, and expressed his hope that the ties between the (CPV)and parties in Egypt will grow more sustainably.

The official suggested the two sides enhance theircoordination and mutual support for the cause of development in each country.

Binh and representatives of the Egyptian agenciesshared the wish for stronger collaboration in all fields, including communications,and consented to push ahead with the signing of cooperation agreements betweenpress agencies of the two countries.

While in Tanzania, Binh held meetings with the Secretary-General of the Party of theRevolution of Tanzania and representatives of its commissions, and leaders ofthe Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).

The official emphasised that Vietnam treasures andwishes to promote the friendship and traditional relations between the twoParties, and suggested leaders of the Tanzania Party and Government to fosterthe close ties with their Vietnamese counterparts.

The Tanzanian officials also noted their hope for further collaborationwith Vietnam, and increased experience sharing in Party building, and delegation exchanges./.

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