30th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties marked in Ashdod city

Alexander Oberfeld, member of the city Council who initiated the idea, said that promoting the exchange between localities of Israel and Vietnam contributes to bringing the bilateral relationship into reality. Businesses of the city and Vietnam, if connected and cooperating on the basis of each side's strengths, will contribute to promoting two-way trade in the coming time.

He expressed his belief that Ashdod, as one of Israel’s biggest seaports, will set up friendship relation with Vietnamese localities.

30th anniversary of Vietnam-Israel diplomatic ties marked in Ashdod city: Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung (L) and Ashdod city's leaders. (Photo: VNA)

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung, over the past 30 years, Vietnam and Israel, with mutual respect and trust, have recorded prideworthy cooperation achievements in the fields of politics, economy, trade and investment, making the two nations become each other's leading partner in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The Vietnam-Israel two-way trade hit 2.2 billion USD last year.