Sisi& Vietnamese President attend inking ceremony of several cooperation deals and sign 9 MoUs
Ashraf Abo Arafe
Egypt has signed nine memorandums of understanding with Vietnam in various economic fields, a statement by the Egyptian presidency read.
Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said the memos were signed during President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam on Wednesday, where he met with Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang.
The MoUs included references to establishing ports and maritime trade.
According to Youssef’s statement, Quang hailed Egypt’s leadership and achievements over the past three years in restoring security and stability, adding that El-Sisi’s visit to Vietnam will give a major push to bilateral cooperation.
El-Sisi stressed on Egypt’s keenness to boost cooperation with Vietnam in different fields, contributing to the historical ties between the two countries.
His visit was the first such by an Egyptian president to Vietnam since 1963.
Earlier this week he attended the BRICS summit in China, where he met with various world.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang witnessed on Wednesday 6/9/2017 the inking of several cooperation agreements between the two countries in various domains, Egyptian TV Channel 1 reported.
The inking ceremony followed a meeting between the two presidents earlier Wednesday in Hanoi .
The talks tackled means of enhancing cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic domain
