Hanoi (VNA) - Speaker of the Japanese House ofRepresentatives Oshima Tadamori on May 6 concluded his three-day official visitto Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan.

Tadamori held talks with the Vietnamese NA leader, whilepaying courtesy calls to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, PresidentTran Dai Quang and met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. He also had ameeting with leaders of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarian Group.

During his stay, Tadamori paid tribute to President Ho ChiMinh at his mausoleum, and laid a wreath at the Heroic Martyrs’ Monument in BacSon street of Hanoi.

At the meeting, the two sides agreed that similarities inculture, history as well as friendship and common interests of the two nationshave helped boost bilateral ties in a comprehensive and deep manner. The twocountries set up their intensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperityin Asia in March 2014, they noted.

Both sides agreed to further promote cooperation in labour,while the Japanese side concurred to increase the reception of Vietnamese apprenticesin wider areas such as agriculture, fisheries and construction under a newly-issuedlaw that will become effective in November this year.

The Japanese legislator suggested that the two sidesimplement the content of global trade agreements, including the Trans-PacificPartnership, while expressing his hope that both countries will speed up theapproval of the deal.

Regarding collaboration between the two parliaments, the twosides lauded the fruitful partnership between Friendship Parliamentarian Groupsand parliamentarians of the two countries, sharing hope to maintain high-levelmeetings among leaders of the two legislative bodies and strengthen cooperationand dialogue as well as experience sharing between the two sides.

They also lauded the two Friendship Parliamentarian Groups’efforts in speeding up the establishment of the Vietnam-Japan University inVietnam, which has become operation.

They shared belief that the two countries will see rise inthe number of tourists visiting each other’s country. Japan expected to fosterpartnership with Vietnam in culture and sports.

Over some regional and international issues of mutualconcern, including the East Sea matter, Vietnam and Japan agreed to uphold theensuring of peace, stability, maritime and aviation security, safety andfreedom in the East Sea. They stressed the need for the settlement of disputesthrough peaceful measures, the respect for diplomatic and legal processes, andthe strict preservation of international law.

The Japanese guest also visited the Nguyen Dinh Chieu highschool for blind children, Birla Children Village, Vietnam-Japan University andsome enterprises at Thang Long Industrial Park in Hanoi.-VNA