The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo has fulfilled its 2014 tasks regardlessrecent complicated developments in Egypt, contributing to bolsteringtraditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

VietnameseAmbassador to Egypt Dao Thanh Chung highlighted the development ofbilateral ties in politics, economics, trade and culture in a recentinterview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Cairo.

Hestressed Egypt’s support for Vietnam’s stance on sea and islandsovereignty as well as ASEAN’s viewpoint on the East Sea issue at theNon-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting in Algeria last year.

Overthe past year, the ambassador said, the embassy carried out numerousmeasures to promote economic and trade ties with Egypt such as businessforums, meetings with businesses to swiftly remove difficulties andupdate market information.

Trade turnover between Vietnam and Egypt reached 400 million USD in 2014, doubling the previous year’ figure, he added.

Besides,Vietnam’s image on the land and people of Vietnam has been broadcast onEgypt’s Nile TV and Egyptian TV channels, helping the Egyptians betterunderstand the Southeast Asian country as well as contributing topromoting friendship between the two countries.

Vietnam alsogained help from Egypt in bringing home nearly 750 Vietnamese citizensworking in dangerous areas in Egypt’s neighbouring country of Libya.

In2015, Ambassador Chung said, the embassy will continue their bestefforts to deepen the relations between the two countries. Economicdiplomacy will be a top priority for this year with a target of liftingtwo-way trade to 450 million USD.-VNA