President Vo Van Thuong hosts leaders of Japanese parties, parliamentarians
Tokyo (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong hosted in Tokyo on November 28 separate receptions for leaders of Japanese parties and Japanese lawmakers and
friends who are close to Vietnam.
Receiving former Prime Minister
and Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Aso Taro, President Thuong wished that Aso, with his reputation, would
continue making effective contributions to strengthening the Vietnam-Japan
cooperative ties and the relationship between the LDP and Vietnam, especially
facilitating exchanges between the two parties and lawmakers, as well as
enhancing bilateral economic, trade and investment ties.
Aso expressed his desire to bolster Vietnam-Japan ties in economy
and people-to-people exchange. He praised Vietnam as a preferred destination
for Japanese investors in the supply chain shift, given its attractiveness
in terms of labour resources and potential market.
During a reception for President of the Komeito party Yamaguchi
Natsuo, Thuong proposed continuing to increase cooperation between the two
countries, especially in high-level exchanges, coordination between the Komeito party and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), as well as locality-to-locality
cooperation.
Yamaguchi, for
his part, affirmed that the Komeito party will continue deepening ties with Vietnam in the
near future, especially in high-quality infrastructure, healthcare, labour, and
education in which Komeito party members hold ministerial positions and
leadership roles in the Japanese Cabinet.
Talking with Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Kazuo Shii, the Vietnamese President suggested that Shii continue supporting and promoting further cooperation and
exchanges between the two countries. This includes developing ties between the
two communist parties, flexibly and effectively upholding Party exchange
mechanisms, sharing information and experience in Party building, theory and
practices related to socialism building, and assisting Vietnam in carrying out
the three strategic breakthroughs adopted by the 13th National Party
Congress.
Shii wished to step up
exchanges between the two communist parties, thanked Vietnam and sought its continued
support for nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
Meeting with close Japanese parliamentarians, President Thuong
affirmed that the exchange between young leaders and parliamentarians, as well as people of the
two countries is a crucial factor in building trustworthy and sustainable
relations between the two nations.
The parliamentarians vowed to do their best to contribute to the
development of Vietnam-Japan ties, including enhancing exchanges between young
leaders and parliamentarians./.