President Tran Dai Quang (R) and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President
Tran Dai Quang and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi discussed
measures to promote trade and investment between the two nations during their
talks in Hanoi on September 6.
The talks
took place during the Egyptian President’s State visit to Vietnam from September
6, which is the first by a State leader of
Egypt to Vietnam since the two countries set up their diplomatic relations on
September 1, 1963.
They
affirmed their shared intention to increase two-way trade to 1 billion USD soon
via promotion of investment, and trade between the two nations.
The
Presidents agreed on the importance of boosting cooperation in the fields of
industry, agriculture, fishery, transport, culture, tourism, education,
security-defence, as well as local-level cooperation.
The
Vietnamese side welcomed Egypt’s offer to provide technical assistance and
expert training for Vietnam in meeting Halal standards for goods, while the
Egyptian side backed Vietnam’s initiative to forge trilateral cooperation among
Vietnam, Middle East – African nations and a third party.
On the
political front, the two Presidents were unanimous on increasing the exchange
of delegations at all levels through the channels of the State, Parliament,
Government, party, locality, enterprise and people-to-people.
The two
leaders lauded the bilateral cooperation at multi-faceted forums, particularly
in the framework of the United Nations (UN), the Non-Aligned Movement, and
the International Organization of the Francophonie.
President
Quang extended his thanks to Egypt for backing Vietnam’s candidacy at the UN’s
important agencies, including the non-permanent membership at
the United Nations Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 tenure.
The two
Presidents shared their views on international and regional issues, affirming their
support of regional and international efforts against terrorism, and seek peaceful measures for crises in the Middle
East.
The
Egyptian President voiced his support for Vietnam’s efforts to maintain peace,
stability, prosperity, saying that all disputes must be settled by peaceful
means on the basis of principles of international law, and the 1982 United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The
Presidents recalled the late President Ho Chi Minh’s three visits to Egypt,
urging the culture sector of the two nations to continue research on this period
in history.
They agreed
that Vietnam and Egypt will jointly organise practical activities to mark the
55th anniversary of the diplomatic ties in 2018.
President
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited President Tran Dai Quang and other Vietnamese
leaders to visit Egypt soon.
Earlier
the same day, the Egyptian President laid wreaths in tribute to President
Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum, and at the War Martyrs’ Monument in
Hanoi.-VNA