HCM City(VNA) – A get-together was held by the HCM City Union of FriendshipOrganisations (HUFO) and the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association of HCM Cityon December 6 to mark Japanese Emperor Akihito’s birthday (December 23, 2017).
The event wasattended by Japanese Consul General Kaweue Junichi, Japanese businessmen andpeople living in HCM City.
CongratulatingEmperor Akihito on his 84th birthday, President of the Vietnam-JapanFriendship Association of HCM City Nguyen Cong Tanh said this year’scelebration of the Japanese emperor’s birthday takes place when the twocountries’ relationship is in its prime after they established the diplomaticties 44 years ago.
This year, EmperorAkihito and Empress Michiko visited Vietnam for the first time, greatlycontributing to the development of the bilateral relations in all fields,particularly politics, economics, culture and people-to-people exchange, henoted.
Tanh added that theassociation will closely coordinate with the Consulate General of Japan in HCMCity and other Japanese organisations to host a wide range of events incelebrations of the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomaticrelationship in 2018.
Consul GeneralKawaue Junichi thanked the HUFO and the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association ofHCM City for the celebration event and said he hopes to receive continuedsupport from the two organisations in cultural exchange activities between thetwo nations in HCM City in 2018.-VNA
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