Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son receives Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi Salama. Photo: VOV

At a reception for Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi Salama in Hanoi on Friday, FM Son called on the ambassador to promote her experience and make contributions to further strengthening their bilateral ties, especially in policy-diplomacy, trade-investment, Halal, and response to climate change.

The ambassador pledged to do her utmost to create a breakthrough for the two countries' ties in order to raise bilateral trade to 1 billion USD as set by two countries.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, both agreed to boost cooperation between the localities of the two countries, coordinate to hold cultural and artistic exchange activities to increase mutual understanding between the two countries' people and promote the negotiation and signing of cooperation agreements in aviation and double taxation avoidance.