Thang, who isChairman of the CPVCC’s Theoretical Council and President of the Ho Chi MinhNational Academy of Politics, has been in Japan to co-chair the ninththeoretical exchange workshop between the CPV and the Japanese Communist Party.
He had workingsessions with Kazuyuki Nakane, member of the House of Representatives and the PolicyResearch Council under the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP); ParliamentaryVice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norihiro Nakayama; and Senior Vice Presidentof the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yusuke Amano.
At the meetings,Thang spoke highly of Japan’s effective cooperation with and assistance toVietnam in various fields, and asked Japan to continue helping Vietnam in technologytransfer, especially in high-tech agriculture development and human resourcestraining.
Meanwhile, theJapanese officials affirmed that the Japan-Vietnam relations have been thrivingand expressed their hope to bolster the strategic partnership in all fields forpeace and prosperity in Asia.
Regarding the EastSea issues, they affirmed support for Vietnam’s stance on resolving disputes inthe East Sea through peaceful measures in line with international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), toensure safety and freedom of aviation and navigation in the region.
The CPVdelegation also paid a visit to Kyoto and met with Kazutoshi Watanabe,Secretary of the Kyoto Party Committee, to study activities and party buildingin the Japanese city./.