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Japanese deputy ambassador honoured with Hanoi’s insignia

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has presented the “for the cause of capital city construction” insignia to Katsuro Nagai, Japanese Deputy Ambassador in Vietnam, in recognition of his contributions to the growth of Hanoi and the development of ties between Vietnam and Japan.
Japanese deputy ambassador honoured with Hanoi’s insignia ảnh 1Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (R) presents “for the cause of capital city construction” insignia to Katsuro Nagai, Japanese Deputy Ambassador in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Hanoi haspresented the “for the cause of capital city construction” insignia to KatsuroNagai, Japanese Deputy Ambassador in Vietnam, in recognition of hiscontributions to the growth of Hanoi and the development of ties betweenVietnam and Japan.

Nagai served as Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam from August,2014. In February, 2018, he became Deputy Ambassador at the embassy.

He has worked to enhance cooperation between Hanoi and Japaneselocalities, and connected leaders of the city and senior officials from Japan’sGovernment and socio-economic organisations.

With the assistance of Nagai and the ambassador of Japan, many projectsfunded by Japan have been implemented in Hanoi, including line 2 of the Hanoiurban railway, Nam Son waste-to-power plant in Soc Son, Yen Xa water work andnorth Hanoi smart urban area.

Speaking at a ceremony to present the insignia on September 13, Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said Katsuro Nagai hashelped expand the friendship between people of Vietnam and Japan, introducingthe Japanese culture and art to Vietnam, especially through the Vietnam-JapanCulture Festival and cherry blossom flower festival in Hanoi.

The diplomat’s efforts have contributed to strengthening theVietnam-Japan strategic partnership and Hanoi-Japan relations in particular,making Japan one of the top partners of Hanoi, he added.

For his part, Katsuro Nagai said he will continue to work hard toconnect the people between the two countries and call on Japanese firms toinvest in Hanoi.

Expressing his delight to receive the insignia, the diplomat said it isa precious reward.

He also thanked the People’s Committee of Hanoi for supporting him andthe Japanese Embassy during their operations.-VNA
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