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PM Pham Minh Chinh receives former Japanese PM Hatoyama Yukio

During his official visit to Japan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 received former Japanese PM Hatoyama Yukio who is now President of the East Asian Community Institute of Japan.
PM Pham Minh Chinh receives former Japanese PM Hatoyama Yukio ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and former Japanese PM Hatoyama Yukio at the reception (Photo: VNA)

Tokyo, (VNA) – During his official visit toJapan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 received former JapanesePM Hatoyama Yukio who is now Presidentof the East Asian Community Institute of Japan.

PM Chinh praised the valuable contribution made by the former PM to theVietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership.

He invited Hatoyama to visit Vietnam again, andasked the President of the East Asian Community Institute to continue support the Vietnam-Japan ties.

Former PM Hatoyama appreciated the visit by the VietnamesePM, and expressed his joy at progress of projects funded by Japanese ODA thatwere launched during the time he was Prime Minister of Japan.

He affirmed that he is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in any position so thatthe bilateral ties continue to grow strongly./.       

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