The extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan is developing strongly, comprehensively and substantially with high political trust, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said when receiving Muraoka Tsugumasa, Governor of Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture, in Hanoi on September 7.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide lauded the growing Vietnam – Japan ties and discussed ways to boost the two nations’ extensive strategic partnership at their phone talks on May 17.
A conference was held in Hanoi on October 11 to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in seeking measures and technology to mitigate damage from flash flood and landslides.
The defining aim of the Vietnam-Japan partnership is to contribute to regional peace and prosperity, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an exclusive interview granted to General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyen Duc Loi, who is paying a working visit to Japan.
The Vietnam-Japan partnership has grown steadily, especially in labour cooperation, which has created great chances for Vietnamese labourers to seek jobs or study opportunities in Japan.
The good relationship between Japan and ASEAN provides an impetus for Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh said.
Japanese firms are welcome to invest in Vietnam, particularly in the support industry, manufacturing, energy saving and hi-tech agriculture, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said.
President Tran Dai Quang acknowledged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s role in and devotion to nurturing the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership at a meeting in Hanoi on January 16.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks in Tokyo on May 28 following a welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese PM.
Vietnam and Japan have seen long strides in their cooperation since they established diplomatic ties in 1973, as heard a workshop in Hanoi on October 13.
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