Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong held a reception for visiting Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi in Hanoi on September 6.
The Egyptian President expressed his admirationfor President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese people during their struggle fornational liberation, and hailed the achievements as well as the role of Vietnamin the region and the world.
He briefed the Party chief on the outcomes of thetalks with President Tran Dai Quang, and reiterated the political will to promotecooperation with Vietnam in all fields, particularly in economics, trade, investment,and culture exchange.
The guest also expressed his hope that Vietnamwill share its experience in national development, suggesting the two sidesboost high-level exchanges in the coming time.
Party General Secretary Trong said the EgyptianPresident’s visit to Vietnam is a historical milestone which opens up a newperiod of development in the traditional friendship between the two nations.
He hailed the role and status of Egypt in theMiddle East – North Africa region and called on the two nations to make bestuse of existing cooperative mechanisms, boost delegation exchanges at alllevels and coordinate with each other at international and multilateral forumsin order to boost bilateral ties.-VNA
