HCM City(VN) – The youth of Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Osaka prefecture should promotefriendship cooperation in cultural exchanges and science-technology, thus furtherstrengthening relations between the two localities, said HCM City official.
Vice Chairwoman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu made the suggestion during a reception for a visitingdelegation of students and pupils from Osaka in HCM City on January 9.
Thu spoke highly of theJapanese youths’ visit, saying that it contributes to tightening ties betweenthe two localities’ residents and bringing benefits to people of both nations.
Osamu Kitamoto, arepresentative from Osaka’s department of culture and citizen, highlighted theimportance of youth connections between the two localities in boosting bilateralrelations across fields, such as economy, trade, culture and education.
He suggested more support and facilitation from HCM City’s authorities forstronger cooperation and friendship exchanges between the two localities’youths, thus bolstering the traditional friendship between the Vietnamese andJapanese people.-VNA