According to VNA, on August 4, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Cairo, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Defense, met with General Abdel Mageed Saqr, Minister of Defense of Egypt.
General Abdel Mageed Saqr welcomed General Phan Van Giang and expressed his admiration and congratulations on the development achievements that Vietnam has made in recent times, while highly appreciating Vietnam's role in promoting peace and stability in the region and the world.
General Abdel Mageed Saqr also emphasized the importance of defense cooperation in the overall relationship between the two countries and said Egypt wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in this field.
General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, met with General Abdel Mageed Saqr, Minister of National Defense of Egypt. (Photo: VNA). |
According to Nhan Dan Newspaper, General Phan Van Giang affirmed that although Vietnam and Egypt are geographically far apart, they have always maintained traditional and friendly relations, both during the past struggle for national independence and in the cause of national construction and development today. This visit by President Luong Cuong once again affirmed Vietnam's respect and desire to promote cooperative relations with Egypt. General Phan Van Giang emphasized that in the overall good relations between the two countries, defense cooperation is an area that the senior leaders of both sides are interested in promoting, with much room for development.
Based on the proposal of General Phan Van Giang, the two sides agreed to continue promoting and strengthening bilateral defense cooperation, prioritizing the following contents: Promoting the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level, to enhance mutual understanding and trust and explore cooperation possibilities; enhancing training cooperation; prioritizing cooperation in the field of United Nations peacekeeping; promoting cooperation in defense industry and military trade; researching and implementing cooperation in other potential fields.
The two Ministers expressed their belief that with the solid foundation and important results achieved during this visit, the defense cooperation between the two countries will have a breakthrough development in the coming time, becoming one of the important pillars of the Vietnam - Egypt relationship, actively contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
General Phan Van Giang and General Abdel Mageed Saqr signed a Letter of Intent on promoting defense cooperation. (Photo: People's Army Newspaper). |
Sharing his views on the world and regional situation of mutual concern, General Phan Van Giang emphasized that Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations; wishes to be friends and is ready to cooperate with countries and international organizations for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world; and persistently struggles to resolve all disputes and disagreements by peaceful means on the basis of international law.
The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense welcomes Egyptian defense delegations visiting and working in Vietnam and hopes that the two sides will increase contacts at multilateral events; and proposes that the two sides consider establishing permanent Defense Attaché Offices in each country.
After the meeting, the two countries' Defense Ministries signed a Letter of Intent on promoting defense cooperation.
Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/ai-cap-mong-muon-tang-cuong-hop-tac-quoc-phong-voi-viet-nam-215340.html
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