State President meets with Japanese PM on APEC meeting sidelines
State President Luong Cuong had a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on November 16 morning (local time) on the sidelines of the APEC 2024 Leaders’ Week in Peru.
State President Luong Cuong (right) Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in Lima, Peru. (Photo: VNA)
Lima (VNA) - State President Luong Cuong had a meeting wit🍸h Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on November 16 morning (local time) on the sidelines of the APEC 2024 Leaders’ Week in Peru.
At the meeting, PM Ishiba emphasised said Vietnam is always a priority partner of Japan in the region.
President Cuong affirmed Vietnam considers Japan one of its reliable, important and long-term partners, and supports Japan's active contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The two leaders expressed their delight at the effective implementation of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World.
Discussing cooperation directions in the coming time, Cuong proposed the two sides strengthen political trust, increase annual high-level meetings, promote substantive defence and security cooperation through the effective implementation of signed cooperation agreements.
According to him, the two sides need to strengthen economic cooperation - the main pillar of the bilateral relationship, and continue to expand comprehensive cooperation to new areas, such as digital transformation, green transition. He called on Japan to support Vietnam in personel training for the semiconductor industry with university degrees or higher by 2030.
Affirming that the affection and mutual understanding between the two countries' people are the foundation for promoting bilateral relations, Cuong suggested further deepening cooperation in human resources training, especially strategic-level managers, cultural and people-to-people exchanges, locality-to-locality collaboration, and tourism.
Ishiba agreed with Cuong's proposals, affirming that he will direct ministries and agencies to concretise the new relationship framework.
The Japanese Government will continue to have policies to encourage and support foreign communities in Japan, including Vietnamese people to live, study and work in a convenient manner there. He highly valued the Vietnamese student community in Japan.
Also at the meeting, the two leaders affirmed to continue to closely coordinate on regional and international issues of mutual concern in order to actively contribute to maintaining peace, stability and development in the region and the world, and strengthen cooperation at multilateral forums, international and regional organisations, such as the United Nations, APEC, ASEAN, and Mekong./.
On the sidelines of the APEC 2024 Leaders’ Week in Peru, State President Luong Cuong held separate meetings with leaders of China, the US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and Russia, on September 15 (local time).
State President Luong Cuong delivered a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests in Lima on November 15 (local time).
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