Vietnam, Egypt look to beef up trade, investment ties

Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong led a delegation to visit Damietta province on November 22-23 with the aim to promote cooperation in terms of economy, trade, investment and culture between Vietnam and Egypt in general and localities of the two countries in particular.

At a working session with Governor of Damietta Manal Awad Mikhail, Ambassador Cong emphasised the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and Egypt, saying that the two countries see many opportunities for economic and trade cooperation.

He suggested the Egyptian locality promote cooperation with a locality of Vietnam in fields where the two sides have strengths, saying that the two sides should share information on potential and investment opportunities between their localities to advance cooperation in priority areas such as electronics, industrial park, logistics and seaport.

For her part, Manal expressed her wish that Vietnam as well as its localities will promote cooperation with Damietta in the fields of wooden furniture production and shipbuilding.