President Luong Cuong leaves for state visit to Egypt and Angola

On the morning of August 3, President Luong Cuong and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi for a state visit to the Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Angola from August 3-9 at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his wife, and Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his wife.

President Luong Cuong and his wife leave Noi Bai International Airport for a state visit to Egypt and Angola. Photo: Lam Khanh – VNA

The official delegation accompanying President Luong Cuong and his wife Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet included Politburo members Phan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Internal Affairs Commission; Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; Party Central Committee members Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Le Khanh Hai, Head of the Office of the President; Nguyen Kim Son, Minister of Education and Training; Senior Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, Deputy Minister of Public Security .

The delegation also included comrades: Nguyen Huy Tien, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy ; Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Nguyen Minh Hang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Phan Thi Thang, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade; Vo Van Hung, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment; Nguyen Huy Dung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Egypt; Duong Chinh Chuc, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Angola; Duong Quoc Hung, Assistant to the President.

President Luong Cuong's visit is an important foreign political event of special significance, demonstrating the commitment to create breakthroughs, elevate relations, consolidate political trust and further deepen the traditional friendship, thereby creating momentum and opening a new phase of cooperation, especially in economics and trade between Vietnam and Egypt and Angola as well as other African countries.

Egypt and Angola are countries with important roles and positions, and are leading economies in the African region. Egypt has a very important geostrategic position, is one of the most influential countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Arab world, and is the headquarters of the Arab League. Angola is currently the Chair of the 54-member African Union, an important force at the United Nations and multilateral forums.

The President's visit not only affirms the loyal and steadfast relationship formed and nurtured during the period of national liberation struggle, but also provides an opportunity for Vietnam and Egypt and Angola to exchange directions and measures to bring the relationship to a new height in a more practical, effective and sustainable manner, meeting the development and international integration needs in the new situation of each country.

Source: https://vpctn.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/hoat-dong-cua-chu-pich-nuoc/chu-pich-nuoc-luong-cuong-len-duong-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-toi-ai-cap-va-angola.html