Vietnamese in Japan highly value upgrade of bilateral relations

President Vo Van Thuong met the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan within the framework of his official visit to the East Asian country from November 27-30.
Vietnamese in Japan highly value upgrade of bilateral relations ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong (fourth from left, second row) takes a photo with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong met the staff of theVietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japanwithin the framework of his official visit to the East Asian country fromNovember 27-30.

After the meeting, Vietnam News Agency Tokyo interviewed several Vietnamese people living in Japan on thesignificance of the two countries’ upgrade of bilateral ties to thecomprehensive strategic partnership level as well as the importance ofPresident Thuong’s visit.

Tran Van Tho, Professor Emeritus atWaseda University, said that Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan expect the visitwill help concretise a number of human resources exchange and training programmesbetween the two countries.

In the coming time, Vietnam will have ahuge need for high-quality human resources, while Japan is a country withadvanced technology and rich experiences in training high-quality humanresources to serve industrialisation.

Chairman of Metran company Tran Ngoc Phuc, whois former President of the Vietnamese Association in Japan, said that Vietnamand Japan’s upgrade of their bilateral relationship to the comprehensivestrategic partnership is also the expectation of Vietnamese businessmen and peopleliving and working in Japan.

Phuc stated that entrepreneurs in Japan whowant to invest in Vietnam are currently facing many difficulties. Therefore, hesaid he believes that the upgrade will help them overcomedifficulties and facilitate their investment./.
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