Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Vietnam and Israel seek mutual investment protection

Vietnam and Israel have conducted the first round of negotiations on an investment protection agreement between the two countries, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

A delegation from the Israeli ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs has been visiting Vietnam from January 6-10 for the negotiation.

The agreement aims to ensure the safety of Israeli enterprises' business and investment in Vietnam and vice versa, and is expected to foster Vietnam-Israel investment.

Israel had, by the end of last year, carried out seven projects in Vietnam, capitalised at nearly US $8.7 million.

In regard to economic co-operation between Vietnam and Israel, the deputy head of the Vietnamese Taxation Department, Le Hong Hai, will lead a Vietnamese delegation to visit Israel in mid-January to negotiate the second round of the Israel-Vietnam Double Taxation Avoidance agreement.

The department said Vietnam and Israel have signed a financial protocol and a bilateral economic-commercial agreement. (VNA)

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