PM: Government backs Vietnamese-Japanese locality cooperation
Hanoi (VNA) – The
Vietnamese Government has always paid due attention to and promoted cooperation
between Vietnamese localities and Japanese counterparts, including Hyogo
prefecture, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
While hosting a delegation from
Hyogo prefecture led by its Governor Toshizo Ido in Hanoi on October 31, PM
Phuc applauded the delegation’s visit as the Vietnam-Japan strategic
partnership is thriving and the two nations are celebrating the 45th founding anniversary
of diplomatic ties.
In reply, Ido said that this
is the third time he has visited Vietnam and he was happy to witness positive
changes in the country’s infrastructure systems.
He informed the PM that
during its visit, the delegation will work with many Vietnamese localities,
particularly Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Nam province, in order to promote trade
and investment cooperative relations.
Some 70 companies of Hyogo are
investing in Vietnam, while many other small- and medium-sized enterprises from
the prefecture are looking to do business in the country, he added.
Ido expressed his belief
that a large number of Vietnamese currently living in Hyogo prefecture would
work as a bridge to foster its cooperative ties with Vietnamese provinces and
cities.
The governor said Hyogo also
wants to enhance human resources cooperation with Vietnam, and voiced his hope
that Vietnamese students will enrol in the upcoming international business
courses in the prefecture.
PM Phuc lauded Ido’s proposals
and expected that Hyogo prefecture will bolster collaboration with Vietnamese
localities in the fields where it boasts strengths and Vietnam has demands.
The Vietnamese Government
will create optimal conditions for Japanese businesses to invest in the
country, he promised.
The PM suggested the prefecture
join hands with Vietnam in personnel training and create favourable conditions
for Vietnamese students to join the prefecture’s business courses.
He also asked Hyogo to
increase people-to-people exchanges with Vietnamese provinces and cities to
enhance mutual understanding, along with opening direct air routes to boost
tourism cooperation.
Hyogo prefecture has
cooperative ties with five Vietnamese localities, namely Ho Chi Minh City, Dong
Nai, Long An, Can Tho and Ha Nam provinces. It is home to the sixth largest
number of Vietnamese people living, studying and working in Japan.
The prefecture is known for its manufacturing industry, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, as well as heavy industries such as shipbuilding, power and machinery production, marine shipping, foodstuff, garments-textiles and jewellery.-VNA