Alexander Oberfeld, member of the city Council whoinitiated the idea, said that promoting the exchange between localities ofIsrael and Vietnam contributes to bringing the bilateral relationship intoreality. Businesses of the city and Vietnam, if connected and cooperating onthe 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’sbiggest seaports, will set up friendship relation with Vietnamese localities.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung, over the past 30years, Vietnam and Israel, with mutual respect and trust, have recorded prideworthycooperation achievements in the fields of politics, economy, trade andinvestment, making the two nations become each other's leading partner inSoutheast Asia and the Middle East.
The Vietnam-Israel two-way trade hit 2.2 billion USD last year./.