Egypt, Vietnam foster all-sided cooperation
(VOV) - Vietnam Ambassador to Egypt Dao Thanh Chung has hailed the development of bilateral ties in politics, economics, trade and culture in a recent media interview.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo has fulfilled its 2014 tasks as a contribution to promoting the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries despite the complicated developments, Chung noted.
He emphasized Egyptian support for Vietnam’s stance on sea and island sovereignty as well as ASEAN’s viewpoint on the East Sea issue at the Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting in Algeria last year.
Over the past year, a host of measures were undertaken to strengthen economic and trade ties with Egypt such as holding business forums and meetings with businesses to alleviate difficulties and update market information.
Two-way trade turnover hit US$ 400 million in 2014, doubling the figure of one year earlier. Additionally, images of Vietnamese land and people broadcast on Egypt’s Nile TV and Egyptian TV channels helped the Egyptians get a better understanding of the Southeast Asian country and elevate the friendship between the two countries to a higher level.
The Vietnamese diplomat said this year, the embassy will maximize its efforts to deepen the relations between the two countries with top priority given to economic diplomacy aiming to reach the US$ 450 million bilateral trade target.