Vietnam and Israel have agreed on a goal of US$3 billion in bilateral trade turnover.
Israeli President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin joined talked with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on Monday, as part of the former’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country from March 19 to 23.
During their conversation, President Quang called the trip a contribution to the enhancement of the two nations’ friendship and cooperation.
Replying to his host, the Israeli head of state believed that the strong ties between the two countries’ governments and businesses would boost the development of economic and trade cooperation.
Expressing their delight at the progress of the multi-faceted coordination in trade, agriculture, science, technology, and training, the two leaders set economic ties as a focus and science and technology as a central pillar of the two countries’ future cooperation.
Both parties agreed on a goal of reaching $3 million in bilateral trade turnover in the next few years by accelerating the negotiation and signing of the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
They also promised to provide favorable conditions for ties between businesses and cities, and to boost investment in hi-tech agriculture, human resource training, information technology-electronics-communications, and water treatment among others.
The Israeli leader also pledged to assist Vietnam in treating and cleaning up soil contaminated by Agent Orange.
He and the Vietnamese president discussed measures to strengthen collaboration in national defense and security, culture, education and training, tourism, as well as ties between cities and provinces.
On regional and global issues of shared concern, the two leaders highlighted the significance of cooperation in the preservation of peace and stability in the world.
Regarding the situation in the East Vietnam Sea, President Quang reiterated the Vietnamese stance on settling disputes by peaceful measures, respecting diplomatic and legal processes as per international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
He emphasized Vietnam’s policy of being a friend and a reliable partner of other countries and striving for peace, independence and development.
The country values the enhancement of friendship and cooperation with Middle East countries, including Israel, and wishes to cement Vietnam-Israel ties for the benefit of both peoples, and for the sake of peace in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the world.
President Rivlin also met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on the same day.
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