Cairo (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt TranThanh Cong  called on Egyptian investors to seek trade, culture and tourismcooperation opportunities in Vietnam during a business forum in Hurghada city in Red Sea provinceon July 6.

At the event, Ambassador Cong said that Vietnam and Egypthave enjoyed growing traditional friendship with the signing of agreements inmany areas after visits by senior leaders of both sides between 2017 and 2018.

He introduced the economic situation in Vietnam as well asthe great potential of the country’s tourism sector with attractive landscapessuch as Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang beach.

He held that Vietnam and Egypt boast high potential andadvantages in boosting ties in various areas.

Particularly, Red Sea governorate is a major tourismdestination of Egypt with advantages in maritime economic development, henoted, advising local firms to explore investment opportunities in maritimeeconomy and tourism in Vietnam.

At the event, Egyptian firms proposed that the VietnameseEmbassy and the Red Sea Chamber ofCommerce to support tourism firms in the locality to open their representativeoffices as well as restaurants and hotels in Vietnam, thus increasing thenumber of tourists to each other country.

Some suggested that the two sides cooperate in producingproducts serving tourism activities, while showing their hope to learn fromVietnam’s experience in human resource training in all fields, includingtourism.

Earlier, during his working trip to Hurghada, AmbassadorCong met with Chairman of the Red SeaChamber of Commerce Khaled Reda, during which both sides expressed theirwish to further promote cooperation in agriculture, aquatic farming, garmentand textile, and tourism.

Khled Reda proposed that Vietnam create favourableconditions for businesses from both countries to access each other’s goods. Hesuggested the Vietnamese Embassy strengthen connectivity among enterprises ofboth sides via organising trade promotion conferences and forums.

The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy delegation also metwith leading firms of Red Sea governorate to introduce Vietnamese companies tothem.

Within the forum’s framework, the embassy held a culinary eventand a photo exhibition to introduce the culture, nation and people of Vietnamas well as the country’s economic achievements after 35 years of renewal. The activitiesconcluded on July 7./.