President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi chaired the international press conference (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s PresidentTran Dai Quang and Egypt’s PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged specific measures to enhance the bilateralcooperation in wide-ranging fields during their talks in Hanoi on September 6.
The Vietnamese President informed the mediaabout the results of his talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, emphasisingthe importance of the guest’s State visit, which is the first of its kind sincethe two countries established diplomatic ties in 1963.
The visit demonstrates the determination of Egypt to furtherdeepen its traditional friendship and cooperation with Vietnam over the pastdecades, he said.
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Politically, the two Presidents affirmed toprovide mutual support for the prosperity of their people as well as regionaland global peace.
They agreed to increase all-level delegationexchanges, especially among high-ranking officials, while strengtheningcoordination at regional and international forums of the United Nations,Non-Aligned Movement, and Francophone International Organization.
The two leaders evaluated that the economiccooperation opportunities between Vietnam and Egypt are huge and supplementary.
They showed strong determination to increasetwo-way trade to 1 billion USD in the future and pledged to create allfavourable conditions for businesses to run investment in the fields of theirstrengths such as telecommunication, information technology, seaport,shipbuilding, consumer production, agriculture, and farm produce processing.
Vietnam is committed to facilitating the entryof Egyptian goods in Vietnam and welcomes the Egyptian President’s support forthe import of Vietnamese products, President Quang said.
He said that thesigning of the minutes of the Vietnam-Egypt Intergovernmental Committee’s fifthmeeting and other cooperation deals in investment, culture, tourism,transportation, fisheries and land use during the Egyptian President’s visitwill help complete a legal framework for bilateral partnership in the future.
He expressed beliefthat with the firm foundation of the 54-year ties, as well as high collaborationpotential and efforts of the two sides, the traditional friendship andall-round affiliation between the two countries will expand in an intensive andeffective manner.
For his part,Egyptian President Abdel Fattal el-Sisi noted that Egypt and Vietnam haveenjoyed close relations in politics, economics and culture.
He affirmed thatEgypt wishes to beef up win-win economic partnership between the two countries.
Highlightingmeasures to balance trade between the two countries, the Egyptian leaderbriefed on Egypt’s major projects that aim to create a good environment forinvestment and technology attraction, especially the Suez Canal areadevelopment project.
Egypt hopes for newprospects in bilateral cooperation, meeting the aspiration of both Vietnameseand Egyptian people.
On the occasion,President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited President Tran Dai Quang to visit Egyptat a convenient time to continue efforts to strengthen bilateral partnership.-VNA
