Mr. Hegazy declared this at his April 17-19 visit to Vietnam, during which he met with his Vietnamese counterparts Pham Binh Minh and Doan Xuan Hung, as well as leaders of the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

At the meetings, he said he was delighted to visit Vietnam and expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s great achievements in national construction and development.

Both sides reported on their country’s socioeconomic situation and discussed ways to strengthen multifaceted bilateral cooperation in the future.

They agreed that both countries will do their best towards the success of the fifth Vietnam-Egypt Interparliamentary Committee meeting in Hanoi in late 2011.

Mr. Hegazy also passed on a letter from the Egyptian Foreign Minister to Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem.