Measures sought to promote cooperation between Japan’s Niigata, Vietnamese localities
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam has paid a working visit to Niigata to seek measures to foster economic partnership between the Japanese prefecture and Vietnamese localities.
Vietnamese product area at AEON supermarket (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan VuHong Nam has paid a working visit to Niigata to seek measures tofoster economic partnership between the Japanese prefecture and Vietnameselocalities.
During the August 10 visit, Ambassador Nam had a meeting with NiigataGovernor Hideyo Hanazumi, during which the Vietnamese diplomat expressed his hopethat COVID-19 will be controlled soon, so that businesses of bothsides can promote their cooperation activities.
Hideyo Hanazumi said that the Niigata administration andother localities highly value the Vietnamese Embassy's role inconnecting firms of Niigata and Vietnam, and pledged to create optimalconditions for improving investment efficiency of Niigata businesses inVietnam.
At a talk with leaders of Sanjo city of Niigata and a number of local firmsinvesting in Vietnam, Nam said that Vietnamese consumers are interested insteel products of Japan, expressing his hope that the city will continue to supportbusinesses investing in Vietnam, especially in overcoming the pandemic.
Sanjo Mayor Ryo Takizawa said that the city is pleased tobecome the major unit to implement cooperation projects using the Japanese government's ODA inBa Ria-Vung Tau province through the Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA).
Takizawa said that the Sanjor Chamber of Commerce and Industry signeda cooperation document on human resources training with the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Department of Industry and Trade in 2017.
Local firms in Sanjo spoke highly of online exchange eventsbetween business communities of Sanjo and Ba Ria-Vung Tau in May.
The embassy is working with relevant agencies toreport the difficulties facing Niigata firms in cooperating with Vietnam,especially those caused by COVID-19, to the Prime Minister, thus seeking timely solutions, Ambassador Nam told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Tokyo after the visit.
As part of the trip, Ambassador Nam visited a number of economic and culturalfacilities of Niigata./.
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Vietnamese product area at AEON supermarket (Photo: VNA) 
