HCM City leader receives Japanese parliamentarians
Ho Chi Minh City and Japan hold great cooperation potential in areas of mutual concern, including experience sharing in flood prevention and startups, said Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on July 26.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) received Ryu Shionoya, President of the Japan-Mekong Parliamentary Friendship Association on July 26 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) –ꦐ Ho Chi Minh City and Japan hold great cooperation potential inareas of mutual concern, including experience sharing in flood prevention andstartups, said Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party CommitteeNguyen Thien Nhan on July 26.
The municipal official made the statement while receiving a delegation of Japaneseparliamentarians led by Ryu Shionoya, President of the Japan-MekongParliamentary Friendship Association. At themeeting, Nhan noted that many visits by high-ranking officials have beenexchanged recently, contributing to the Vietnam-Japan Strategic Partnership. He tookthe occasion to extend his sympathies to his guest for the losses caused byrecent natural disasters in Japan, saying that Vietnam and Japan share manysimilarities, both in terms of culture and impact of climate change. In additionto education and training, human resources development in nursing also has roomfor cooperation. The two sides should foster collaboration in foreign languageand technical training, as well as promotion programmes for labourers, Nhanadded. In response,Ryu Shionoya said that this visit by Japanese parliamentarians to Vietnam aimedto enhance multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam and other countries in theMekong region. He saidthat Japan highly values Vietnam’s potential and role in the Mekong region andASEAN, and wishes to tighten its friendship with Vietnam, contributing toregional stability and socio-economic development. Laudingthe active development of HCM City, the guest vowed that he will furtherpromote cooperation programmes between the city and Japan, especially in trade,investment, education, and training. At themeeting, the municipal Secretary and the Japanese parliamentarians discussedthe important role of female parliamentarians, healthcare, education and training,and human resources quality and improvement, among others. Japan iscurrently the third biggest trade partner and the largest foreign investor ofHCM City, with about 1,000 projects totalling 4 billion USD. The city has setup relations with seven localities of Japan and organised numerous cooperationactivities with the country.-VNA
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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) received Ryu Shionoya, President of the Japan-Mekong Parliamentary Friendship Association on July 26 (Photo: VNA) 
