The Prime Minister meets with the Prime Minister of Vietnam to discuss files of common interest
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, met this evening with Pham Minh Chien, Prime Minister of Vietnam, to discuss a number of files of common interest, in the presence of Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptians Abroad Affairs, on the sidelines of the meeting. His participation, on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, in the opening session of the eighth edition of the “Future Investment Initiative” conference. Which is hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the period from October 29 to October 31 of this month.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for meeting with the Prime Minister of Vietnam, and conveyed Greetings from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly invited his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Egypt and meet President Abdel Fattah Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, noting the depth of historical relations between Egypt and Vietnam since the 1960s during the era of leader Ho Chi Minh, and noting that Egypt was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
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The Prime Minister offered condolences to the victims of the hurricane that struck several Asian countries, including Vietnam.
He stressed Egypt’s aspiration to support economic relations with Vietnam, especially in the field of industry, pointing to the great investment opportunities available in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, adding that the presence of Vietnamese companies in Egypt will allow them the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the trade agreements signed between Egypt and many countries and trade blocs, including It contributes to increasing trade exchange between the two countries.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly praised Vietnam’s development experience, expressing his aspiration to benefit from the Asian country’s experience in a number of fields in which it excels, such as fish farming Solar energy, electric cars and semiconductors, as well as benefiting from the expertise available in Vietnam in the field of maritime transport, loading and unloading.
The Prime Minister stressed that There are many incentives and advantages that Vietnamese companies can enjoy through partnerships with Egyptian entities.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly praised Vietnam plays an important role in the ASEAN grouping, expressing his aspiration to strengthen relations with this important international grouping.
The Prime Minister expressed his support for Egypt to strengthen cultural relations with Vietnam and increase student exchange programs through Al-Azhar hosting more Vietnamese students, as well as its aspiration for Vietnam to support the Egyptian candidate, Dr. Khaled Anani, to assume the position of Director-General of UNESCO.
Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly affirmed Egypt’s readiness to develop aspects of cooperation with Vietnam, by benefiting from the advantages achieved by the trade agreements to which the two countries are a party, especially in light of Egypt’s accession to a number of Important economic clusters; Preparing to study signing an agreement to support trade exchange; He proposed organizing a business forum between the two countries on the sidelines of the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, which was proposed to be completed.
For his part, he directed The Prime Minister of Vietnam thanked the Prime Minister for the aforementioned cooperation proposals, stressing his support for them. He also thanked the Prime Minister for his invitation to visit Egypt, indicating that this invitation could be accepted at the beginning of next year.
Pham Minh Chien invited President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Dr. Mostafa Madbouly to visit Vietnam as soon as possible.
He expressed his appreciation for Egypt’s international role in supporting the Non-Aligned Movement, valuing the role of Egyptian civilization in human history, and stressing the importance of increasing the exchange of delegations during the coming period in light of the desire to improve relations between the two countries, especially in light of the similar economic situation in Both countries.
He explained that there are great opportunities for cooperation between the two countries through signing trade agreements and an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Pham Minh Chien said: At the request of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, I will work to encourage Vietnamese companies to invest in Egypt, especially in the automobile industry. As well as many other technological fields in which Vietnam has great experience.
The Prime Minister of Vietnam proposed signing agreements that support increasing trade exchange and reducing Any obstacles between the two countries, similar to what Vietnam did with many countries.
Pham Minh Chien also confirmed his agreement with the Prime Minister Regarding joint coordination in various fields in international forums, stressing consideration of Egypt’s nomination of Dr. Khaled Al-Anani for the position of Director-General of UNESCO, and stressing that cooperation between the two sides will contribute to playing an effective role internationally.
The Prime Minister of Vietnam appreciated Egypt’s role in achieving stability in the region, especially efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
He also expressed his aspiration to enhance cooperation with Egypt in the field of education, renewable energy, and digital transformation, by creating a common framework for private sector cooperation in the two countries, stressing the desire to start a new phase of cooperation between Egypt and Vietnam.< /p>
He also called for facilitating the granting of visas between the two countries by considering exempting citizens of both countries from the prior visa requirement, especially with the desire of Vietnamese tourists to visit Egypt.
He expressed his aspiration to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries in the field of water resources management, and presented a proposal to organize a business forum that brings together representatives of the private sector. In the two countries.
During the meeting, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to work immediately to coordinate with the relevant authorities to consider exempting citizens of the two countries. From the prior visa requirement.
Pham Minh Chien, Prime Minister of Vietnam, also expressed his country’s aspiration to raise relations with Egypt to the strategic level. In light of the historical ties between the two countries, and working to intensify mutual visits at various levels in pursuit of this goal, indicating that Vietnam can play a role as a window for Egypt to Asia and the ASEAN region, adding that his country is ready to send a delegation that includes the Deputy Prime Minister and the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs. And representatives of various ministries, to discuss opportunities for cooperation and push them to broader horizons. Egyptians abroad, to the promising opportunities for bilateral cooperation with Vietnam in areas of common priority, expressing readiness to benefit the Vietnamese side with the most prominent agreements concluded by Egypt with a number of countries to raise relations to the strategic level between the two sides.
