President Thuong said Japan is Vietnam's leading economic cooperation partner in such areas as official development assistance (ODA), investment, trade, labour, and tourism.

President Vo Van Thuong receives Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10.

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.

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.

President extends Mid-Autumn Festival wishes to children

President Vo Van Thuong on September 26 sent a letter extending his best wishes to Vietnamese children inside and outside the country as well as foreign children living in Vietnam on the occasion of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival 2023.

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President hosts Japanese Crown Prince, Crown Princess

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 22 for visiting Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan.

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Vice President welcomes Japan’s Crown Prince, Crown Princess

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan said the visit of Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will be an milestone that contributes to enhancing understanding and the bond between the people of both countries, during a meeting with the royal couple in Hanoi on September 21 right after the welcome ceremony for them.

Source: VNA