On May 11, his first day in the nation, Thang met Speakerof the Knesset Mickey Levy, during which the official expressed his delight at the growing friendship and cooperation between the nations in the past time.
Thang suggested measures to further boosting the ties suchas increasing delegation exchanges at all levels and collaboration in potentialsectors; improving the effectiveness of their inter-governmental committee andministerial-level cooperation; and stepping up academic exchange to facilitate jointresearch and technological development.
He suggested Israel support and transfertechnology for Vietnam in the fields of startups, digital transformation,renewable energy, IT, and AI; and asked for the acceleration of the signing of free trade andlabour cooperation agreements between the countries.
Thang’s schedule on May 11 also included meetings with Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai, Chairwomanof the Israel-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Michal Shir Segman;and Minister of Religious Services Matan Kahana; as well as a visit to the VietnameseEmbassy./.