State President meets with Vietnamese embassy staff, community in Egypt
State President Luong Cuong, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation, met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Egypt during his state visit.
State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and overseas Vietnamese in Egypt. (Photo: VNA)
Cairo (VNA)🌺 – State President Luong Cuong, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation, had a meeting with staff of the Vietnamese embassy and representatives for the Vietnamese community in Egypt on August 4 evening (local time) as part of his state visit to the country.
The President praised the community for their solidarity and lawful integration, as well as their continued devotion to the homeland, and highly valued the embassy for its support of Vietnamese expats, helping them smoothly integrate into the host society.
He briefed the participants of his visit to Egypt, saying that the trip aims to promote, deepen and elevate bilateral relations, expand areas of cooperation and create a new stage of development for bilateral ties.
He said during his visit to Egypt, he is scheduled to hold talks and meetings with top Egyptian leaders, seeking their continued support for the Vietnamese community, businesses, and students living, working, and studying in the African country, as a means to further strengthen bilateral ties.
State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and a high-level delegation, with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt. (Photo: VNA)
Updating the Vietnamese community in Egypt on the country's progress, he said Vietnam is entering a new era of prosperous development after nearly 40 years of Doi moi (renewal), adding that the country aims to become a modern industrialised nation with upper-middle income by 2030, and a high-income developed country by 2045.
To achieve these targets and fulfil its two centennial strategic goals, he underlined the importance of political will from the Party and the State and the entire political system, solidarity among the people at home and support from overseas Vietnamese. He noted that the Party and the State have introduced key strategic and breakthrough policies to streamline the political apparatus, while the Politburo has issued four strategic resolutions - the “four pillars” - to propel the nation forward in this new era.
He expressed his belief that the Vietnamese community in Egypt will continue to uphold their patriotic spirit, joining hands to build a strong and united community, respect local laws, integrate well into the host country’s society, and proactively contributing to both Egypt’s development and the ties between the two countries. He called on them to preserve the Vietnamese language and cultural traditions for future generations.
The President asked the embassy to enhance its support for the Vietnamese community in Egypt, helping them better integrate into local society and build a united, strong, and thriving community.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung, there are about 70 Vietnamese people living, working and studying in Egypt, including those who come with their families to do business, engineers and workers working in the 100% Vietnamese-owned projects and joint ventures between Egypt and foreign countries, and students. They always look towards the homeland, stay united, support each other./.
At the invitation of President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his spouse, President Luong Cuong, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation are paying a State visit to Egypt from August 3 to 6, 2025.
President Cuong’s visit is taking place in the context of positive development of Vietnam - Egypt relations. This is the first visit to Egypt by a key Vietnamese leader in seven years.
In any circumstances, the Lao People’s Army will always stand shoulder to shoulder with its Vietnamese counterpart to safeguard both nations and nurture their great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation.
State President Luong Cuong sent a congratulatory message to President of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Noboa on the occasion of the 216th National Day of the South American country (August 10).
Vietnam and the RoK should maintain regular exchanges at all levels, especially high level, across the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, and people-to-people channels; expand cooperation in diplomacy, national defence-security, economy, and sci-tech; and effectively realise existing cooperation mechanisms and agreements, said Party leader To Lam.
Party General Secretary Lam called on the RoK to help enhance the capacity of Vietnamese firms to integrate more deeply into the global supply chains of Korean companies, and to encourage Korean businesses to expand investment in Vietnam, particularly in infrastructure development, high-tech electronics manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and smart cities.
Vietnamese brides in the Republic of Korea urged educational support, particularly access to Vietnamese language classes for their children, age-appropriate curricula, and resources for single mothers while meeting with Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Party General Secretary To Lam.
President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung emphasised that the first visit to the RoK by General Secretary Lam in his capacity as the top leader of Vietnam holds special significance as it creates strong momentum for enhancing mutual understanding, strengthening political trust, and further promoting the RoK – Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the next phase.
The supervision team urged the Government to promptly issue a national human resources development strategy until 2030, with a vision to 2050, and ensure sufficient funding for strategy implementation.
Regarding the East Sea issue, Vietnam reaffirmed its consistent stance of solving all disputes through peaceful means, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The leaders noted that the two sides had agreed to turn scientific and technological cooperation into a pillar and a new highlight of bilateral relations.
This is a crucial session to consider and give opinions on a wide range of issues to be submitted to the NA's 10th sitting – the final of the current term, which will review the 2021–2026 tenure and prepare for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s first general election.
The signed documents include a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on scientific and technological cooperation, an MoU on copyright and related rights cooperation, and another on strengthening collaboration in renewable energy.
Vietnam’s participation in AMNEX 3 demonstrates its commitment as a member of the ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM) and responds to the invitation of the Royal Malaysian Navy, showing support for multilateral international activities hosted by Malaysia.
Since the two countries established their diplomatic ties in 1992, the bilateral relationship has become a model of a very special, effective, and substantive partnership.
Addressing the meeting, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure at meeting a large number of Vietnamese living and working in the RoK, acknowledging and appreciating their efforts in contributing to the growing Vietnam–RoK partnership.
He also welcomed the “Vietnam Private Sector Panorama” as a platform for dialogue, awareness-raising, and inspiring a wealth-creation movement, emphasising that it must deliver tangible results.
During a meeting on August 10 in Seoul with 100 representatives from the RoK’s intellectuals, associations, people’s organisations, businesses, and non-governmental organisations operating in Vietnam, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his gratitude to Korean friendship, economic, cultural associations, universities, research institutes, individuals, and NGOs for their significant contributions to nurturing the Vietnam–RoK relationship.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with Chairman of the Republic of Korea (RoK)–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
