Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (R) receives Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio. (Photo: VNA) Congratulating Yamada on his successful tenure, Xuan spoke highly of hisefforts to bolster the Vietnam – Japan relations in various domains.
She described the time-honoured ties as a foundation for the two Governmentsand peoples to overcome formidable challenges, especially during the COVID-19pandemic, and thanked the Japanese diplomat for taking bold steps to get the JapaneseGovernment to give COVID-19 vaccine and medical equipment support to Vietnam.
Xuan went on to say that political trust between the two countries has beenincreasingly consolidated, with the highlight being the upgrade of thebilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Welcoming the ambassador’s coordination to organise and preside over many activitiesmarking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomaticrelations, Xuan said that the opera Princess Anio staged by Yamada helped thetwo peoples get a deeper insight into the time-tested relations.
She expressed her delight at the deep and practical cooperation acrosseconomy and trade, adding Japan has maintained its position as a leading economicpartner of Vietnam for years and the two countries are expanding collaborationin such new areas as high technology, semiconductor, and IT.
Regardingpeople-to-people exchange, Xuan said the Vietnamese community in Japan has beengrowing and become the second largest foreign community there with more than520,000 members, while there are around 23,000 Japanese nationals in Vietnam.
According to Xuan, they have an important role to play in promoting and maintaining the strong bonds between the two nations.
She expressed her hope that with his experience, understanding of, and sentimentfor Vietnam, the ambassador will continue contributing to the bilateralrelations, especially in the fields of economy, investment, human resourcestraining, people-to-people exchange, and tourism development.
Yamada, for his part, laid a stress on the robust cooperative ties over thepast years which he said have been developed on the basis of the two nations’similarities in culture and history.
The Japanese Government is interested ininnovation – the area that Vietnam is pioritising, he said, suggesting the twocountries work together in the field in the coming time.
He affirmed that he will make his utmost efforts to back the development ofthe Vietnam – Japan friendship, helping deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership./.
VNA
