Japanese Coast Guard Training Vessel Kojima (Source: laodong.vn) Da Nang (VNA) – Vice Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang Ho Ky Minh on July 25 hosteda reception for crew members of Japanese Coast Guard Training Vessel Kojimawhich is on a four-day visit to Vietnam.
Minh said the visit has contributed to tightening the fruitful cooperationbetween the Vietnam Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart, aiming to ensure regionalmaritime security and safety.
The visit has also offered an opportunity for the two sides to share experienceand enhance exchanges, cooperation and mutual understanding, he said.
Colonel Hironobu Tonozaki, captain ofthe Japanese vessel, said Da Nang is Kojima’s last stop, stressing that Japan hasalways paid attention to developing relations with Vietnam.
Through the trip, the vessel’s crew members wish to contribute to tighteningthe Vietnam-Japan relationship, he said.
On this occasion, the Japanese delegation visited the Vietnam Coast Guard HighCommand, the Da Nang Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre and theCoast Guard Zone 2.
This is the ship's fourth visit to the central city since 2013, with the latest in July 2018.
Vietnam and Japan areactive members of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy andArmed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) and the Heads of Asian Coast GuardAgencies Meeting (HACGAM), and have closely co-operated to improve maritime lawenforcement.
In March, two trainingships from the Japan Coast Guard, the JS Setoyuki and JS Shimayuki, and 390crew members also paid a friendly visit to the city.-VNA
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