Addressing the event, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat, Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, underscored the countries’ people-to-people exchange history spanning over 13 centuries and 50 years of cooperation and development.
Vietnam and Japan hold a trustworthy and close partnership covering myriad fields from politics, economy, trade, investment to human resources, culture, education, science-technology, and people-to-people and locality-to-locality exchanges, she said.
Mai, also Chairwoman of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, said the growth of the ties reflects their peoples’ aspiration for peace, development and prosperity of the two countries, contributing to similar progress regionally and globally.
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, who is on a visit to Vietnam with his spouse, said there have been lively and dynamic bilateral exchange activities taking place, particularly between Vietnamese and Japanese youth and between their localities.
He held that the sides’ exchanges have developed steadily over the years, with their cooperative relationship becoming increasingly deep and extensive in such diverse fields as economy, agriculture, and environment, among many others.
The diplomat said young people are active in linking the nations in multiple areas, including IT, high technology, business, and art. The 50th anniversary opens up more opportunities for the Vietnam-Japan relations to grow stronger, he stressed./.
