Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang is paying a working visit to Israel, meeting many local leaders.
Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang (L) and Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member, President of the HoChi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central TheoryCouncil Nguyen Xuan Thang is paying a working visit to Israel, meeting manylocal leaders.
On May 11, his first day in the nation, Thang met Speakerof the Knesset Mickey Levy, during which the official expressed his delight at the growing friendship and cooperation between the nations in the past time.
Thang suggested measures to further boosting the ties suchas increasing delegation exchanges at all levels and collaboration in potentialsectors; improving the effectiveness of their inter-governmental committee andministerial-level cooperation; and stepping up academic exchange to facilitate jointresearch and technological development.
He suggested Israel support and transfertechnology for Vietnam in the fields of startups, digital transformation,renewable energy, IT, and AI; and asked for the acceleration of the signing of free trade andlabour cooperation agreements between the countries.
Thang speaks at the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel (Photo: VNA)
Thang’s schedule on May 11 also included meetings with Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai, Chairwomanof the Israel-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Michal Shir Segman;and Minister of Religious Services Matan Kahana; as well as a visit to the VietnameseEmbassy./.
During an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the cusp of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar spoke highly of Vietnam’s successful response to COVID-19, adding that he was also impressed to see the significant growth in trade volumes between the two countries over the last two years despite the pandemic.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, in collaboration with the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, held a ceremony on March 22 to inaugurate the Israel-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce.
