President Tran Dai Quang (R) and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - PresidentTran Dai Quang and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi discussedmeasures to promote trade and investment between the two nations during theirtalks in Hanoi on September 6.
The talkstook place during the Egyptian President’s State visit to Vietnam from September6, which is the first by a State leader ofEgypt to Vietnam since the two countries set up their diplomatic relations onSeptember 1, 1963.
Theyaffirmed their shared intention to increase two-way trade to 1 billion USD soonvia promotion of investment, and trade between the two nations.
ThePresidents agreed on the importance of boosting cooperation in the fields ofindustry, agriculture, fishery, transport, culture, tourism, education,security-defence, as well as local-level cooperation.
TheVietnamese side welcomed Egypt’s offer to provide technical assistance andexpert training for Vietnam in meeting Halal standards for goods, while theEgyptian side backed Vietnam’s initiative to forge trilateral cooperation amongVietnam, Middle East – African nations and a third party.
On thepolitical front, the two Presidents were unanimous on increasing the exchangeof delegations at all levels through the channels of the State, Parliament,Government, party, locality, enterprise and people-to-people.
The twoleaders lauded the bilateral cooperation at multi-faceted forums, particularlyin the framework of the United Nations (UN), the Non-Aligned Movement, andthe International Organization of the Francophonie.
PresidentQuang extended his thanks to Egypt for backing Vietnam’s candidacy at the UN’simportant agencies, including the non-permanent membership atthe United Nations Security Council for the 2020 - 2021 tenure.
The twoPresidents shared their views on international and regional issues, affirming theirsupport of regional and international efforts against terrorism, and seek peaceful measures for crises in the MiddleEast.
TheEgyptian President voiced his support for Vietnam’s efforts to maintain peace,stability, prosperity, saying that all disputes must be settled by peacefulmeans on the basis of principles of international law, and the 1982 UnitedNations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
ThePresidents 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 periodin history.
They agreedthat Vietnam and Egypt will jointly organise practical activities to mark the55th anniversary of the diplomatic ties in 2018.
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi invited President Tran Dai Quang and other Vietnameseleaders to visit Egypt soon.
Earlierthe same day, the Egyptian President laid wreaths in tribute to PresidentHo Chi Minh at his mausoleum, and at the War Martyrs' Monument inHanoi.-VNA
