Israeli President Isaac Herzog has described Việt Nam as a dynamic partner with an increasingly important role in Southeast Asia during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Monday to receive the credentials from Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyễn Kỳ Sơn.
President Herzog expressed confidence that the ambassador would make significant contributions to strengthening the friendship and practical cooperation between the two countries.
He praised the positive progress in bilateral relations across a wide range of sectors, including trade, investment, high-tech agriculture, innovation, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges, while affirming that Israel highly values its ties with Việt Nam.
On the occasion, the leader also expressed his respect for late Vietnamese President Hồ Chí Minh and referred to historic milestones in relations between the two countries, including the symbolic connection between the founder of modern Việt Nam and Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.
For his part, Sơn stated that Việt Nam regards Israel as an important partner in the region and wishes to further deepen bilateral friendship and cooperation across all fields.
