(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Embassy in Egypt is willing to support local firms in seeking Vietnamese businesses to study each other’s market, said Ambassador Do Hoang Long at a trade promotion workshop in Mansoura city, Dakahlia province, on Thursday.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and Egypt hit about 314 million USD in 2016, of which Vietnamese exports to Egypt made up 249 million USD. (Photo: VOV5)

The workshop was organised by the Vietnam Embassy and the Business Chamber of Dakahlia, gathering representatives from more than 40 major import-export companies in the province.

Mr. Long said that the Embassy is ready to help connect Egyptian businesses with Vietnam to seek Vietnamese business partners.

Ahmed Roab, Head of the Dakahlia Business Chamber, said the workshop was an opportunity for Egyptian enterprises to learn about the Vietnamese market, thus facilitating trade and investment ties between localities of the two countries. He also introduced Dakahlia’s strengths and key export items.