Vietnam promotes multi-faceted co-operation with Israel

Vietnam continually attaches importance to promoting friendship and multi-faceted co-operation with Israel, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely at a reception in Hanoi on August 26.

 

 

He urged the two sides to increase all-level delegation exchanges and raise trade to US$2 billion in the near future while pushing ahead with negotiations to sign a bilateral agreement on science and technology and a co-operation programme on education and training between 2016 and 2018.

 

Vietnam hopes Israel will continue to share their experiences in agriculture, science-technology, education-training and multilateral external affairs, he said.

 

In turn, Deputy FM Tzipi Hotovely spoke highly of Vietnam’s position in the region and asserted that Israel considers Vietnam a key partner in Asia whilst expressing the hope to further develop multi-dimensional collaboration.

 

She said she was pleased that a number of co-operative projects have been effectively implemented, such as the dairy cow farming demonstration project in Ho Chi Minh City and the TH True Milk project in central province of Nghe An.

 

Earlier, the Israeli Deputy FM had talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Vu Hong Nam, during which the two sides exchanged specific measures to enhance multi-faceted co-operation between the two countries.

 

The host and guest agreed to increase all-level delegation exchanges, especially among high-ranking officials, and work closely at international forums.

 

In regards to economics, the two sides agreed to enhance meetings between ministries, sectors and businesses in order to study the market demand, quality of products and trade-investment policies in the respective countries, as well as seek measures to remove trade barriers and over-complicated administrative formalities.

 

Regarding agriculture and science-technology, the two sides consented to strengthening co-operation in professional research and development along with sharing expertise and supporting each other in irrigation and dairy cow breeding.

 

At the conclusion of the talks, the two diplomats signed a government agreement permitting relatives of staff of diplomatic representative agencies and consulate offices of both sides to hold paying jobs in either country.

 

During her visit, Deputy FM Tzipi Hotovely also met with Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan and Chairman of the Vietnam-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Association Tran Dinh Nha.

 

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)