Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen (Source: VNA)
Tel Aviv (VNA) – Plans to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Israel were
discussed at the second meeting of the Vietnam-Israel Intergovernmental Committee for Economics, Science and
Technology in Tel Aviv, Israel from July
24-26.
During the event, Vietnamese and Israeli officials highlighted
the potential to boost bilateral ties, suggesting ways to improve cooperation
between the two countries in diplomacy, trade, investment, finance, agriculture,
science-technology, culture and education.
Within the framework of the event, Vietnamese
Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh had a bilateral meeting with
Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen, who also co-chaired the
meeting.
Previously, the Vietnamese minister met with his Israeli counterpart Ofir
Akunis, during which the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
on cooperation in science and technology between the two ministries.
The MoU aims to support joint projects, organise events and meetings on science
and technology, exchange information, delegations and experience and encourage
cooperation among universities between the two nations.
During his stay, Minister Anh visited the Israel Innovation Authority, Ben-Gurion University
and a number of Israeli enterprises such SouthUP, Trendlines, BioFishency and
Mobileye.
The Vietnamese official’s visit to Israel helped open new opportunities for
cooperation between the two nations, towards lifting two-way trade to 3 billion
USD per year.-VNA