PM meets former Japanese PM, head of parliamentary friendship alliance
Prime Minister meets with former Japanese PM, head of parliamentary friendship alliance
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide and Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on November 23.
The meeting between PM Pham Minh Chinh and former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide and Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on November 23. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh met with former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide andChairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiroin Tokyo on November 23.
The meeting is part of PMChinh’s first official visit to the Northeast Asian country from November 22 to25.
Describing Japan as astrategic partner of leading importance to Vietnam, he noted with satisfactionthat the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership has been growingstrongly in all fields with high political trust.
He thanked Suga Yoshihide andNikai Toshihiro, who is also former Secretary-General of the Liberal DemocraticParty (LDP) of Japan, for actively promoting the Japanese Government’semergency vaccine assistance for Vietnam in the face of the complex COVID-19situation.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (third, left), former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide (second, right), Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro (third, right) pose for a photo at their meeting in Tokyo on November 23. (Photo: VNA)
PM Chinh highlyvalued the active and effective contributions by Suga, Nikai, and members ofthe Parliamentary Friendship Alliance to the fruitful development of the extensivestrategic partnership in all areas, including economy, trade, investment, andpeople-to-people exchange.
PM Chinh called on them tokeep helping strengthen the ties between the two countries’ parliaments,parliamentarians, and young leaders, and bring into play the role ofparliamentary friendship groups.
For his part, Nikai affirmedthat the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance will make morecontributions to bilateral relations by stepping up activities for enhancingfriendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples, including theyoung, thereby creating new opportunities for their multifaceted cooperation.
On this occasion, PM Chinhattended an event marking the export of the Unshu mandarin, a specialty fruitof Japan, to Vietnam./.
The Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership has been developing more solidly and practically than ever, even against the backdrop of COVID-19, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam has affirmed.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Japan from November 22-25 is expected to lift the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership to a new height.
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Since the Strategic Partnership was established in 2020, Vietnam and New Zealand have witnessed steady growth in the relations. Beyond the remarkable 40% increase in bilateral trade over five years, political relations and multilateral interactions, particularly within the CPTPP framework, have remained highly positive.
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Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang cleared up deputies' concern regarding how to spur socio-economic growth, renew traditional growth motives and establish new momentum for development.
Vietnam proposed several priorities: narrowing the digital divide, strengthening women’s leadership in the digital economy and AI governance, and mobilising sustainable financing for gender equality initiatives in line with each country’s national priorities and context. Vietnam also advocated for genuine women’s participation and leadership across all areas of public life.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
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The meeting between PM Pham Minh Chinh and former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide and Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro in Tokyo on November 23. (Photo: VNA) 
PM Pham Minh Chinh (third, left), former Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide (second, right), Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro (third, right) pose for a photo at their meeting in Tokyo on November 23. (Photo: VNA) 
