Tokyo (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinhexpressed her delight at the close and fruitful cooperation between the Vietnameseand Japanese parliaments while meeting President of the House of Councillors ofJapan Date Chuichi in Tokyo on May 12.

At the meeting, part of her trip to Japan toattend the Global Summit of Women, Vice President Thinh told her host thatVietnam attaches special importance to the extensive strategic partnership withJapan and considers the country as a leading and long-term partner.

The Vice President thanked Date Chuichi and theNational Diet of Japan for backing the Japanese Government in providing officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) for Vietnam.

She spoke highly of the visit to Vietnam by the Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives in early May, along with activitiesof the Japan-Vietnam and Vietnam-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Groups. 

The increased cooperation and exchanges betweenthe two parliaments’ specialised committees and young parliamentarians willhelp deepen mutual trust and understanding, Thinh said.

She asked the National Diet of Japan to continuetheir support for the Japanese Government’s ODA provision for Vietnam,especially in infrastructure and climate change response, while facilitatingJapanese firms’ recruitment of Vietnamese apprentices.

On this occasion, Vice President Thinh invitedthe House of Councillors President to visit Vietnam in 2018, when the countrieswill celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties.

Welcoming the Vice President’s visit andattendance in the Global Summit of Women in Tokyo, Date Chuichi acknowledged thewarm welcome and sentiment that Vietnamese leaders and people had given to theEmperor and Empress of Japan during their recent visit to the country.

He said with the strong development trend inbilateral economic partnership, not only big businesses but also small andmedium firms of Japan are increasingly interested in the Vietnamese market.

As people-to-people exchanges are growing,particularly when the countries are preparing to mark the 45th foundinganniversary of their diplomatic relations next years, aside from economiccooperation enhancement, both sides also need to bolster exchanges between thetwo parliaments and in education, culture and sports, thereby deepening theirextensive and all-round cooperation, he noted.

Date Chuichi added that he will continuesupporting the Japanese Government’s cooperation with and assistance forVietnam in socio-economic development.

Also on May 12, Vice President Thinh receivedMori Masako, a parliamentarian of the Liberal Democratic Party at Japan’s Houseof Councillors, on the sidelines of the Global Summit of Women.

She appreciated the Japanese Government’s andpeople’s attention to and coordination in the summit organisation, which showthe importance they attach to the enhancement of the role of women in Japan andthe world.

Mori Masako acknowledged the Vietnamesedelegation’s contributions to the summit’s success, expressing her wish tovisit Vietnam in the next few months to help promote parliamentarians’exchanges and share Japan’s experience in women and children-related works.-VNA