CAIRO, Aug 27, 2018 - Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt after arriving in Cairo on August 26, continuing his State visit to Egypt from August 25 – 29 at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Greeting the president, representatives from the Vietnamese community in Egypt expressed their wish to continue receiving support from the party and state, especially in opening Vietnamese language courses to keep the mother tongue alive in the community. President Quang informed the expatriates on Vietnam's current situation and external policies. He noted that Egypt was one of the first Arabian countries to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam in 1963 and opened the embassy in Hanoi in 1964, and as well as being the first Northern African country to recognise Vietnam as a market economy in November 2013. In September 2017, President Sisi paid a state visit to Vietnam, which was the first high-level visit between the two countries. He said that Vietnam and Egypt have good political ties, and they regularly share stances and support at the United Nations forums.
