MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING VIETNAM ISRAELRELATIONS

The history of Vietnam - Israel relations began in France in 1946 from the meeting between the leaders of the two countries - President Ho Chi Minh and Ben Gurion, the founding leader and the first prime minister of Israel. At that time, however, Vietnam and Israel were not able to establish a cooperative relationship due to a lot of obstacles. 47 years after that meeting, in July 1993, the two countries formally established diplomatic relations. 25 years on, Vietnam - Israel relations experienced a period of drifting apart and times of closeness. This study attempts in-depth analysis of the major factors affecting the relationship of Vietnam and Israel from 1993 to the end of 2019. In addition, the paper also makes forcast about the factors affecting bilateral relations in the coming period. It is found out that this relationship is strongly affected by the Cold War context, the regional situations of ASEAN and the Middle East and their geopolitical positions as well as their foreign policies. In recent and coming years, one key factor affecting the relationship is the need to cooperate and intergrate in the globalization world.