Hanoi (VNA) – An agreement onscientific cooperation in the field of culture was signed between representatives of the Ho Chi MinhMuseum and the Ben Gurion Heritage Institute of Israel via a video conference onSeptember 8.

Under the agreement,in the 2020-2022 period, the two sides will coordinate to implement scientific andcultural research projects in the field of museum study, share experience and exchangedelegations in the fields of museum, relic site and exhibition related to the biography, life and career ofPresident Ho Chi Minh and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.

In 2021, they will jointly organise an exhibition at the Ben Gurion Heritage Institutein Israel and an exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Vietnam.

Director of the Ho ChiMinh Museum Vu Manh Ha affirmed that the signing of the agreement helps strengthenrelations between the two agencies, as well as expand scientific andcultural cooperation between Vietnam and Israel.

He expressed his belief that the agreement will offers a great chance for Vietnameseand Israeli people to get an insight into the two great leaders, thus further promotingmutual understanding between the two nations' people.

According to IsraeliAmbassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar, the cooperation will contribute to helpingthe Israeli and Vietnamese people to understand more about the special relationship between PresidentHo Chi Minh and PM Ben Gurion as well as history of the two countries.

The connection betweenthe people of Vietnam and Israel was formed and built by President Ho Chi Minhand Israel's first PM Ben Gurion. They met by chance in Paris, France, in 1946and friendly exchanged views on the path to freedom of each country.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1993, relations betweenVietnam and Israel has recorded fruitful development in many fields, including culture./.