State President Luong Cuong delivers a policy address at the League of Arab States’ headquarters in Cairo on August 4, 2025.

In his opening remarks, President Cuong, Vietnam’s first high-ranking leader to deliver a speech at the Arab League, recalled the long-standing solidarity and valuable traditional friendship between Vietnam and Arab countries, forged during each side’s struggles for national independence and development.

As the world is facing unprecedented challenges, ongoing traditional security hotspots, coupled with intensifying non-traditional threats like climate change, water security, food security, cyber security, protectionism, trade wars, global fragmentation and supply chain disruptions, the President called on Vietnam and Arab countries to strengthen unity, promote multilateralism and contribute more to building a fair and equal global economic and political order based on international law.

Mr. Cuong underscored the need to deepen economic, trade, and investment cooperation. He pointed out that the two economies are relatively complementary, creating favorable conditions for promoting more substantive, multifaceted cooperation. The two sides should also promote joint development in science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Vietnam and Arab countries can also increase cooperation in developing solar energy, wind power, green hydrogen production, and energy storage technologies.

In addition, the two sides should also promote cooperation programs in labor, education and training, and cultural and artistic exchanges, said President Luong Cuong.