Nhan Dan – Vietnamese leaders sent congratulations to their Israeli counterparts on April 25 to acknowledge the 64th anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day (1948-2012),
State President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent messages to Israeli President Shimon Peres and PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh also sent congratulations on the same day to his Israeli counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Avigdor Liberman.
In the evening, the Israeli ambassador to Vietnam, Amnon Efrat, hosted a celebratory banquet which was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and representatives from ministries, branches, industries, diplomatic delegations and international organisations in Hanoi.