TheVietnamese PM received the chief of the Japanese prefecture during his ongoing officialvisit to Japan to attend the 23rd International Conference on the Future ofAsia.
Phuc expressedhis satisfaction at the growing collaboration between Vietnamese localities andIbaraki, especially in the fields of agriculture and processing industry.
He praised Ibaraki’s strengths in agriculture,science-technology, and education, and urged the prefecture to continueencouraging its businesses to invest in Vietnam, as well as share experience,transfer high technologies, and support Vietnam’s efforts to modernise andindustrialise its agricultural sector.
The PM also proposed the Japanese prefecturereceive more Vietnamese workers and train human resources while coordinatingwith Vietnamese localities to host activities in celebration of the 45thfounding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 50 years of establishmentof Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in Ibaraki in 2018.
Hashimoto said Ibaraki authorities andentrepreneurs want to step up multi-faceted investment cooperation withVietnamese localities, and receive more high-quality workers to work in theprefecture.
He urged the two sides to enhance collaborationon the ground of implementing effectively their cooperation plans.
The same day, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receivedTadashi Maeda, CEO/Exec Managing Director of the Japan Bank for InternationalCooperation (JBIC), and Tsuyoshi Yaguchi, Chairman of the Committee on Securityunder the Japanese House of Representatives.
The JBIC executive said the bank wants tofurther assist Vietnam with infrastructure development and implementation offinancial services for development.
Yaguchi hoped the two countries will push aheadwith economic cooperation and increase the role of the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) forum to boost free trade.
The PM pledged to create all favourableconditions for Japanese banking-finance organizations to make investment inVietnam.-VNA
