Vietnam and Egypt celebrate 60 years of bilateral diplomacy in Cairo
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo hosted a ceremony on July 26 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Egypt.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang who is in Egypt for an official visit attended the function alongside Egyptian officials.
In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung reviewed major developments of the Vietnam – Egypt relations over the past 60 years, noting bilateral relations have been increasingly consolidated and developed, especially following high-level visits by leaders of the two countries in 2017 and 2018.
During President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam in 2017 and late President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Egypt in 2018, the two countries signed nearly 20 bilateral cooperation documents, and they are now coordinating to effectively implement these agreements.
According to the Ambassador, the two sides actively exchange high-level delegations, and regularly support each other at regional and international forums such as the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the African Union (AU).
Egypt is one of Vietnam’s important trade partners and potential markets in the Middle East – Africa region. Two-way trade turnover between the two countries hit more than US$600 million in 2022, and is expected to rise to US$1 billion in the coming time.
The ambassador held that both Vietnam and Egypt have more room to enhance bilateral cooperation in all areas, especially in economy, trade, logistics, culture, education, tourism and people-to-people exchange, along with cooperation between their localities.
Taking the floor, Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Hazem El-Tahry said the two sides are also making efforts to strengthen the legal framework for bilateral cooperation by updating existing agreements and finalising new ones.
El Tahry said that cultural exchange is an important pillar of the Vietnam-Egypt relationship, and suggested that the two countries step up cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges to enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples.