Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Nov. 23 received Israeli
President Shimon Peres, who is on a working visit to Vietnam at the
invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.
President Shimon Peres expressed his delight at visiting Vietnam
for the first time and witnessing the great achievements Vietnamese
people have recorded in the renewal process.
He
spoke highly of Vietnam ’s achievements and experience in national
construction and development as well as the country’s prestige and
position in the region and the world.
He informed
his host of Israel ’s situation and expressed his hope to further
promote cooperation between the two countries in different areas,
especially in science, technology, agriculture, education and training,
in which Israel holds strength.
President
Shimon Peres’ views were shared by General Secretary Trong. The Party
leader said he believed that the Israeli President’s visit would
contribute to further enhancing cooperation in economics, trade,
investment, science and technology.
The same day,
President Shimon Peres met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, during
which the PM spoke highly of the outcomes of the talks between the
Israeli President and his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.
He expressed his belief that President Shimon Peres’ visit will create
a turning-point to lift the cooperation between the two countries to a
new level.
PM Dung suggested the two countries
effectively implement agreements inked during the visit and soon
establish the Committee for Economic, Trade, Scientific and
Technological Cooperation in 2011.
He used the
occasion to call on the Israeli side to support Vietnam in raising
milk cow and training agricultural experts and create conditions for the
two countries’ businesses to boost cooperation in investment, trade and
tourism.
President Shimon Peres expressed his
pleasure at the cooperation between the two countries, especially in
economics, trade, science and technology, adding that his visit aims to
beef up the relations, particularly in agriculture.
Israel is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in areas that are of
the two countries’ strength, for the interest of the two peoples, the
President said./.