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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate with Israel in fields of its strength such as innovation, sci-tech and renewable energy.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 18 cabled a message to congratulate Benjamin Netanyahu on assuming office as Prime Minister of Israel.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Do Minh Hung highlighted the foundation for the relations between Vietnam and Israel on the occasion of his visit to a relic site to commemorate first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben Gurion in Sede Boqer on June 8.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong received former Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Shaul Mofaz, who is on a working visit to the city, on February 20.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has affirmed that Vietnam did not send any representative to a reception hosted by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel on May 13 on the occasion of the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong began a four-day Israel visit on April 18, making him the first Prime Minister of Singapore to make trip to Israel since 1965.