Hanoi (VNA) – The Senior Adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Isao Iijima, has vowed to do more for lifting the Japan-Vietnam relations to a new height, and deepening the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership.
Iijima made the pledge at his meeting in Hanoi on March 17 with Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang.
The Vietnamese official said with joy that the Vietnam-Japan relationship has developed and expanded continually in numerous fields since the two nations established their diplomatic ties more than 40 years ago.
Japan has become Vietnam’s important strategic partner, he said, adding that the two countries’ leaders have also conducted visits to boost the partnership with the target of intensifying political trust and promoting connectivity and cooperation in economics and other fields.
Quang expressed his hope that the adviser and Japanese enterprises will continue coordinating in implementing investment projects, as well as maintaining expert exchanges in the fields of Japan’s strength, training Vietnamese law enforcement officials and sharing experience in areas of mutual interest.-VNA