ReceivingVietnam’s Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat on thesideline of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) from March13-15, PM Ibrahim Mahlab appreciated Vietnam’s participation in theEEDC and hailed the traditional ties between the two countries.
He promptly instructed the relevant ministries to organise the fifthworking session of the joint committee in Hanoi as soon as possible inline with the Vietnamese side’s proposal, with a focus on agriculture.
At the meeting, the two sides also pledged to support each other at international forums.
Accordingly, Egypt will back Vietnam in running for election to theUN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the 2016 – 2018 tenure andthe 2020-2021 tenure of the UN Security Council. Vietnam in turn willsupport the northeast African nation to stand for election to UNSecurity Council in the 2016-2017 tenure.
Previously, Minister Phat met up with his Egyptian counterpart SalahEl-Din Mahmoud on boosting bilateral partnership in commerce, investmentand experience exchange. The Egyptian side was particularly interestedin cooperating with Vietnam in aquaculture, and pledged to removetechnical problems hindering the export of Vietnamese farm produce andaquatic products to Egypt.
The EEDC took place inSharm el-Sheikh on March 13-15, gathering 2,000 participants from 112countries. The event saw three Gulf countries committing 12 billion USDin aid to Egypt and the signing of several major economic deals betweenEgypt and multi-national groups.-VNA