Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference themed “Meet Japan2020” was held in Hanoi on November 25 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theJapanese Embassy in Vietnam.
The event aims to help Vietnamese local authorities andbusinesses to directly connect and promote cooperation with Japanese partners inthe fields of investment, trade, agriculture, digital transformation, smart city development, local cooperation,human resources, and education - training.
It was attended by over 1,000 delegates, including 800 representativesof businesses in Japan who registered to follow the conference via the websiteof the Japan Trade PromotionOrganisation (JETRO).
In his opening speech, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister BuiThanh Son highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam - Japan extensivestrategic partnership, saying that economics, trade and investment are the brightspots in the bilateral cooperation.
Son affirmed theVietnam - Japan cooperation in general and the cooperation between the twocountries’ localities in particular still has a lot of room for stronger development.
Vietnam will continue to improve its institutions and policiesin order to raise the quality and efficiency of foreign investmentcooperation, he said.
For his part, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio expressed his desire to accompany leaders of provinces andcities of Vietnam to promote friendly and cooperative relations, servingsocio-economic development and attracting more and more Japanese companies toinvest and do business in Vietnam.
The diplomat said he hopes the event will contribute to restoringexchange activities between localities of the two countries in the time tocome.
Participants focused their discussion on directions andpriorities for future cooperation between the two sides, reviewed cooperationresults and shared experiences as well as problems that need to be solved./.
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