Vietnam and Egypt upgrade relations to Comprehensive Partnership

President Luong Cuong and the President of Egypt affirmed to elevate the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership, in accordance with the aspirations and interests of the people of the two countries.

On the morning of August 5 (local time), after the welcoming ceremony, President Luong Cuong and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on behalf of the Egyptian people, expressed his delight at welcoming President Luong Cuong and his wife. The President's visit is an important milestone, opening a new phase of cooperation for the two countries' relations after more than 60 years of establishing diplomatic relations.

President Luong Cuong and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met the press and announced the results of their talks. Photo: VNA

The President expressed his deep admiration for President Ho Chi Minh, praising the glorious history and remarkable development achievements that Vietnam has attained under the wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam . Egypt always cherishes and wishes to further promote the traditional friendship and close ties between brothers with Vietnam.

President Luong Cuong thanked the President, leaders and people of Egypt for the warm and respectful reception given to the delegation.

The President recalled the affection that President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people have for Egypt.

In a friendly and open atmosphere, the two leaders discussed the socio-economic development of each country, welcomed the positive developments in Vietnam-Egypt relations, and affirmed their determination to create breakthroughs for bilateral cooperation in all fields.

On that basis, in accordance with the level of bilateral relations, meeting the aspirations of the people of the two countries as well as with the desire to contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in each region and in the world, the two sides agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to Comprehensive Partnership.

President Luong Cuong and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed that the two countries will continue to support and cooperate closely; further deepen political trust and implement breakthrough measures to enhance trade and investment cooperation.

The two leaders also discussed opportunities to expand cooperation into new areas such as innovation, science and technology, green transformation, digital transformation, etc.; and agreed to continue perfecting bilateral legal frameworks to create a foundation for comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

The President said that Vietnam agreed with the policy of opening the market for a number of products of interest to Egypt and asked Egypt to facilitate Vietnamese goods to access the Egyptian market.

Agencies of the two countries will soon unify procedures according to international practice to implement this policy.

President Luong Cuong holds official talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Photo: VNA

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed that with its position connecting three continents and through its extensive network of free trade agreements, Egypt is ready to act as a bridge for Vietnamese businesses and goods to access the Middle East and African markets...

The two sides agreed to establish a working group to study the possibility of negotiating a Vietnam-Egypt Free Trade Agreement; promote educational cooperation, people-to-people exchange, enhance tourism promotion connections, and promote destinations, culture, and people of both sides.

The President thanked Egypt for providing Arabic language scholarships for Vietnamese students, and proposed expanding cooperation and student exchanges in new fields such as halal, agriculture, and international relations, as well as sharing experiences and supporting Vietnam in preserving, conserving and promoting national cultural values, building museum management, and developing sustainable tourism.

On this occasion, the President asked Egypt to pay attention to and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community to live, study and work stably in Egypt.

Discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, President Luong Cuong highly appreciated Egypt's role as an intermediary and conciliator in seeking solutions to conflicts in the region.

The Egyptian President welcomed Vietnam's stance on the just struggle of the Palestinian people and agreed that promoting the two-state solution is an important goal to achieve sustainable and long-term peace in the Middle East.

Regarding the East Sea issue, the two leaders affirmed their support for resolving disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for international law, the United Nations Charter and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to ensure peace, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.

The two leaders agreed to uphold international law and the United Nations Charter, strengthen close coordination, consultation, and mutual support on regional and world issues at multilateral forums...

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/viet-nam-va-ai-cap-nang-cap-quan-he-len-doi-tac-toan-dien-2429041.html