Tokyo (VNA) – PresidentVo Van Thuong’s speech at the National Diet of Japan on November 29 has grabbedthe headlines of many leading local media outlets.

In an article on its website, radioand television broadcasting station NHK cited the Vietnamese leader, who is onan official visit to Japan, as stating that basing on the comprehensivestrategic partnership, the two countries will strengthen cooperation inmultiple spheres, including economy, security, people-to-people exchange, andclimate change response.

NHK wrote that in his about-20-minuteaddress, Thuong mentioned thecountries’ joint statement on elevating bilateral relations to thecomprehensive strategic partnership, which he said has opened up a new chapterof their ties to meet both sides’ interests and contribute to peace andstability.
    
The speech was concluded with an appeal for joint determination to be made toturn the countries’ relations into truly sincere friendship, trustworthypartnership, and strategic cooperation for sustainable future. The remarkreceived a big round of applause from the audience, according to NHK.

Other major media agencies of Japanlike Nikkei, Sankei, and Jiji also covered President Thuong’s speech, reportingthat he affirmed Japan is an important economic partner of Vietnam and stressedthe necessity to build political trust and cooperate in the field of cleanenergy.

Sankei cited the President as expressing his hope that the two countries willexpand bilateral cooperation to such new aspects as climate change response anddigital transformation.

According to Nikkei, the visiting leaderstressed that Vietnam and Japan should work together in maritime security andother areas as part of their joint vision on defence cooperation for the nextdecade.

He noted focusing on maritimesecurity is necessary for responding to non-traditional security challenges,adding that Vietnam supports Japan’s more important and active role in theIndo-Pacific and Asia-Pacific, the newswire said on November 30.

Other activities during his visitalso attracted local media’s attention.

Japan News on November 29 spotlightedPresident Thuong’s meeting with the Japanese families who used to host himduring the countries’ youth exchanges held by the Japanese Ministry of ForeignAffairs in Miyazaki prefecture in 1997 and Akita prefecture in 2011.

The newspaper quoted the leader assaying that he was greatly impressed with the cultural experiences during the programmes.He also underlined the importance of grassroots-level and youth exchanges tobilateral relations./.