Vietnam is aware that its relations with Japan are increasingly important in the context of rapid changes happening in the global and regional arenas, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo(VNA) – Vietnam is aware that its relations with Japan are increasinglyimportant in the context of rapid changes happening in the global and regionalarenas, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
Vietnam pays special attention to its extensive strategic partnership with Japanand wants to lift it to a new height, Dung said during his talks with Ministerof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kenichi Ishii in Tokyo, on April11 as part of his visit to the country.
For his part, Kenichi Ishii stressed that his ministry has worked closely withthe Ministry of Planning and Investment to deploy high-quality infrastructureprojects in service of Vietnam’s economic growth.
At the working sessionwith President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) KitaokaShinichi, Minister Dung thanked the agency for its assistance and support forVietnam in developing socio-economic infrastructure, affirming that many bigprojects are contributing efficiently to the country’s development.
Earlier, at a meeting with President of the Vietnam-Japan FriendshipParliamentarians Alliance Toshihiro Nikai, who is also Secretary General of theLiberal Democratic Party, the host said he hopes the two countries willincrease activities to enhance their friendship.
For his part, Minister Dung stated that Vietnam highly values the JapaneseGovernment’s valuable assistance and the Japanese business community’scontributions to its socio-economic development and always treasures therelations with Japan.
He said his visit aimed to discuss and seek new visions and orientations forfuture cooperation and expressed his wishes that the Japanese Government willprovide Vietnam with more ODA with better conditions.
By the end of March, 2017, Japan is the second biggest investor in Vietnam with3,355 projects worth 42.49 billion USD.
The country’s trade with Vietnam hit 29.71 billion USD in 2016, up 4.3 percentfrom 2015.
Japan is the largest ODA provider for Vietnam, accounting for 30 percent of thetotal sum committed.-VNA
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
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Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA) 
