Israel–Vietnam relations
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Israel–Vietnam relations (Hebrew: יחסי ישראל-וייטנאם; Vietnamese: Quan hệ Israel - Việt Nam) refers to the bilateral relations between the State of Israel and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam and Israel established diplomatic relations on July 12, 1993, followed by Israel opening its resident embassy in Hanoi in December 1993. The current Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel is Lý Đức Trung, who has been assigned since April 2022. Ambassador Lý Đức Trung operates out of the Vietnamese embassy in Tel Aviv. The current Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam is Yaron Mayer, who has been assigned since August 2022. Ambassador Mayer operates out of the Israeli embassy in Hanoi.[1]
Relations between the two nations are generally friendly and stable. Vietnam has expressed its interest in boosting defense ties with Israel.[2] There are also many Vietnamese working in Israel, and Israel has also delivered humanitarian aid to Vietnam in several occasions. According to reports, some 2,000 Vietnamese students study in Israel. Israel and Vietnam also cooperate in such fields as agriculture, information technology and biotech, and cultural exchanges between the two countries are quite extensive.[3][4] Vietnam is Israel's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia.[1] On July 23, 2023, Israel and Vietnam celebrated 30 years of bilateral diplomatic relations, and two days later, the two countries signed a free trade agreement.[5][6] In August 2023, it was announced that Vietnam would add Israel to its electronic visa waiver program, and that direct flights between the two countries would begin for the first time in October 2023.[7][8]