Vietnam, Egypt hold great potential for cooperation

Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled Tharwat (Photo: VOV)

In an interview granted for the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), he said that the relationship between the two countries is developing well, with many agreements and minutes of cooperation having been signed.

According to the Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the past, President Ho Chi Minh visited Egypt 3 times, which showed that Vietnam attached great importance to strengthening the relationship with Egypt.

Over the past 2 years, the two countries have exchanged high-ranking visits. Egyptian President Al Sisi visited Vietnam and late Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang also visited Egypt. “Many agreements were signed and we are willing to work with Vietnam to realize the agreements,” he said.

He added that both countries have great potential for development, and thus have great potential for cooperation.

“We hope that Vietnam will win a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,” he added. “As Egypt has experience at the United Nations, Vietnamese and Egyptian missions can coordinate in New York.”

He went on to say that the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs had agreed to increase trade and culture cooperation. “In terms of investment, Egyptian companies can come to invest in Vietnam and Vietnamese companies can come to Egypt, while the two sides have also agreed to lift bilateral trade to USD1 billion, from the current USD471 million,” he said.

He also informed of the cooperation between the two countries’ diplomatic academies in exchanging students to benefit both sides./.