Prime Minister: The bilateral friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is increasingly growing strongly, effectively and comprehensively.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10. (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10, highly valuing his guest’s contributions to the two countries’ relations on different posts she has held over the past years.
Congratulating Kamikawa on her appointment as Foreign Minister of Japan, PM Chinh expressed his delight at the increasingly strong, effective, and comprehensive development of the Vietnam-Japan bilateral friendship and cooperation.
He spoke highly of the activities being organised in both countries to mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, which have helped enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples, and proposed that both sides promote mutual visits and meetings between their leaders.
The Government leader called on Japan to assist Vietnam in the building of an independent and self-reliant economy and the implementation of industrialisation and modernisation, while providing new-generation official development assistance (ODA) for large-scale strategic infrastructure projects such as road and railway ones in Vietnam.
Appreciating the Japanese Government’s ODA for Vietnam in the recent past, he said both sides should coordinate closely to accelerate the urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, along with the construction of the HCM City-based Cho Ray Hospital’s second facility.
The Government of Vietnam will continue perfecting the investment climate, regulations, policies and infrastructure and developing high-quality human resources, he noted, asking the Japanese Government to provide conditions for Vietnamese businesses to engage more deeply in global supply chains of Japan.
The PM also suggested Japan consider simplifying entry procedures for Vietnamese citizens and exempting income and residence taxes for Vietnamese trainees working in the Northeast Asian country.
He spoke highly of the activities being organised in both countries to mark the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, which have helped enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples, and proposed that both sides promote mutual visits and meetings between their leaders.
The Government leader called on Japan to assist Vietnam in the building of an independent and self-reliant economy and the implementation of industrialisation and modernisation, while providing new-generation official development assistance (ODA) for large-scale strategic infrastructure projects such as road and railway ones in Vietnam.
Appreciating the Japanese Government’s ODA for Vietnam in the recent past, he said both sides should coordinate closely to accelerate the urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, along with the construction of the HCM City-based Cho Ray Hospital’s second facility.
The Government of Vietnam will continue perfecting the investment climate, regulations, policies and infrastructure and developing high-quality human resources, he noted, asking the Japanese Government to provide conditions for Vietnamese businesses to engage more deeply in global supply chains of Japan.
The PM also suggested Japan consider simplifying entry procedures for Vietnamese citizens and exempting income and residence taxes for Vietnamese trainees working in the Northeast Asian country.
The meeting between PM Pham Minh Chinh and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10. (Photo: VNA)
For her part, Kamikawa affirmed Japan’s support for Vietnam to realise the goal of becoming a developed and high-income country by 2045. She also underlined her country’s commitment to strengthen ties in such fields as green transition, digital transformation and climate change response, and encourage Japanese businesses to continue investing in Vietnam.
Stressing the Japanese Government’s priority for cooperation in manpower training with Vietnam, the minister voiced her hope that the two sides will work together to turn the Vietnam - Japan University into a symbol of bilateral relations.
She also highly valued the role and contributions by the nearly 500,000 Vietnamese people in Japan to local socio-economic development, stating that the Japanese Government will continue creating the best possible conditions for the community to live, study, and work in the country.
With regard to international and regional issues, PM Chinh shared his guest’s opinions and suggested that the two countries keep exchanging views and coordinating closely in international and regional issues for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
He added that Vietnam supports and will work closely with Japan to ensure success for the ASEAN - Japan commemorative summit in late 2023.
Stressing the Japanese Government’s priority for cooperation in manpower training with Vietnam, the minister voiced her hope that the two sides will work together to turn the Vietnam - Japan University into a symbol of bilateral relations.
She also highly valued the role and contributions by the nearly 500,000 Vietnamese people in Japan to local socio-economic development, stating that the Japanese Government will continue creating the best possible conditions for the community to live, study, and work in the country.
With regard to international and regional issues, PM Chinh shared his guest’s opinions and suggested that the two countries keep exchanging views and coordinating closely in international and regional issues for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
He added that Vietnam supports and will work closely with Japan to ensure success for the ASEAN - Japan commemorative summit in late 2023.
President Vo Van Thuong hosts Japanese Foreign Minister
Earlier, President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 10 for visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko, during which he applauded the guest's contributions to the Vietnam-Japan relations in her different positions over the years.
President Thuong said Japan is Vietnam's leading economic cooperation partner in such areas as official development assistance (ODA), investment, trade, labour, and tourism.
He spoke highly of the two countries' growing locality-to-locality cooperation and people-to-people exchange as nearly 100 pairs of their localities established cooperative relations and the Vietnamese community in Japan reached nearly 500,000 people.
Thuong affirmed that the two countries have many similarities and room to further develop their friendship and cooperation in all fields.
President Thuong said Japan is Vietnam's leading economic cooperation partner in such areas as official development assistance (ODA), investment, trade, labour, and tourism.
He spoke highly of the two countries' growing locality-to-locality cooperation and people-to-people exchange as nearly 100 pairs of their localities established cooperative relations and the Vietnamese community in Japan reached nearly 500,000 people.
Thuong affirmed that the two countries have many similarities and room to further develop their friendship and cooperation in all fields.
During the reception, President Vo Van Thuong says that the two countries have many similarities and room to further develop their friendship and cooperation in all fields. (Photo: VNA)
He proposed the two sides continue to promote the exchange of all-level delegations to consolidate and strengthen political trust, focus on boosting economic cooperation, trade, investment, labour, ODA, human resources training, promote locality-to-locality, cultural, tourism, people-to-people exchanges.
He recommended FM Kamikawa pay attention to and urge the Japanese government to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community to live, study and work in Japan.
FM Kamikawa expressed her impression of the development of Vietnam and Vietnam-Japan relations since she visited the Southeast Asian nation six years ago.
She also expressed her wish that the two countries continue to deepen cooperation in existing areas and expand to new fields such as digital transformation and green transition.
Regarding international and regional issues, Minister Kamikawa affirmed Vietnam plays an important role in Japan's foreign policy in the region, and Japan will continue to coordinate closely with Vietnam at multilateral forums and in international and regional issues of shared interest.
President Thuong affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate closely with Japan to contribute to the success of the ASEAN - Japan Summit that is set to take place in late this year.
Meeting Vietnamese party official and Foreign Minister
Within the framework of her visit to Vietnam, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Lê Hoài Trung and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hà Nội.
He recommended FM Kamikawa pay attention to and urge the Japanese government to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community to live, study and work in Japan.
FM Kamikawa expressed her impression of the development of Vietnam and Vietnam-Japan relations since she visited the Southeast Asian nation six years ago.
She also expressed her wish that the two countries continue to deepen cooperation in existing areas and expand to new fields such as digital transformation and green transition.
Regarding international and regional issues, Minister Kamikawa affirmed Vietnam plays an important role in Japan's foreign policy in the region, and Japan will continue to coordinate closely with Vietnam at multilateral forums and in international and regional issues of shared interest.
President Thuong affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate closely with Japan to contribute to the success of the ASEAN - Japan Summit that is set to take place in late this year.
Meeting Vietnamese party official and Foreign Minister
Within the framework of her visit to Vietnam, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Lê Hoài Trung and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hà Nội.
They hailed the good developments in Việt Nam - Japan relations which benefit the two countries' peoples and actively contribute to peace, cooperation, and development of the region and the world./.
Long Pham / Source: Vietnamplus
