At the meeting, PM Chinh highly valued the role and significant contributions of JICA in the implementation of official development assistance projects in Vietnam.

Chinh spoke highly of recovery prospects of the Japanese economy, believing that the two nations need to cooperate more closely in the battle against COVID-19 and economic recovery and development.

For his part, Kitaoka hailed the effectiveness of ODA projects in Vietnam, adding that JICA will take a successful model to support the construction of large hospitals in Vietnam over the years as an example, to build 100 others in various countries.

He pledged to further support Vietnam in economic development, focusing on cooperation in health care, public investment and human resources development./.

VNA