President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions on September 26 for the Ambassadors of Israel, Bangladesh, Finland, Austria and Cuba, after the ambassadors presented their credentials before taking office in Vietnam.

Welcoming Israeli
Ambassador Nadav Eshcar, President Quang expressed his delight over the sound
development in the cooperative ties between the two countries in the past
years, as demonstrated by President Reuven Ruvi Rivlin’s State visit to Vietnam
in March, Israel’s recognition of Vietnam’s full market economy and the
negotiations of a bilateral free trade agreement.
The two countries have also expanded cooperation in trade, high-tech
agriculture, security-defence industry and education and training, he stressed.
The Vietnamese leader suggested that both sides strive to ink the bilateral FTA
in 2018 and carry out measure to increase two-way trade to 3 billion USD in the
coming years.
The Israeli diplomat highlighted that agreements signed between the two
countries have created a framework to bolster the bilateral ties. Vietnam is an
important partner and Israel wants to promote collaboration with the country,
he added.
Receiving Bangladeshi Ambassador Samina Naz, Quang affirmed that Vietnam always
cherishes traditional friendship and cooperative ties with the South Asian
country.
Source: VOV.VN
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