On March 7, 2023, by Mr. Nguyen Huy Dung – Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Arab Republic of Egypt, visited ECFA, accompanied by Mr. Tran Tam Anh – Deputy Head of Mission, in the presence of Ambassador Mohamed Al-Orabi, ECFA Chairman, and Ambassador Ezzat Saad, ECFA Director, and Ambassador Reda Al-Taifi, ECFA Member.
The meeting tackled means of cooperation between the two countries, increasing the volume of trade exchange and strengthening their economic cooperation relations. In this context, the meeting addressed the upcoming session of the Joint Commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries, and the regular political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
ECFA also proposed convening a conference on economic and investment cooperation between the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Egypt, under the auspices of EFCA and the ASEAN Committee in Cairo, similar to the conference organized by the two sides in 2016, while the Vietnamese side eagerly welcomed this proposal.