Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha (L) meets with Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Hosoda Hiroyuki in Tokyo on March 3. (Photo: VNA)Meetings took place on the sidelines of the AsiaZero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in the capital cityof Japan.
Talking to Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives HosodaHiroyuki, Deputy PM Ha said the two countries’ relationship is now at itsprime, and that Vietnam wishes to join Japan in further strengthening theirextensive strategic partnership.
The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties, and it’s suitable time for them to boost exchanges between thecountries’ governments, parliaments, young parliamentarians, women parliamentarians,localities, and people, he noted.
He asked his host to promote the Japanese Government’sassistance for Vietnam in the development of strategic infrastructure, humanresources development, science and technology, and innovation, as well as forthe nearly 500,000 Vietnamese to live, study, and work in the Northeast Asiannation.
Hosoda stressed Vietnam is an important partner of Japan, andthat the two countries share many common interests and hold much potential fordevelopment.
The House of Representatives of Japan supports stronger cooperationbetween the two countries in all fields, he noted, expressing his hope for increasedbilateral exchanges and cooperation.
Japanese businesses highly value the skillfulness andindustriousness of the Vietnamese community in Japan and want to receive morehigh-quality engineers and workers from Vietnam. There is also much room forpromoting energy partnerships, according to the Speaker.
At the meeting with the Japan - Vietnam Parliamentary FriendshipAlliance, Deputy PM Ha appreciated the contributions by the alliance and its chairmanto bilateral economic, cultural, tourism, and locality-to-locality ties.
Heasked the alliance to continue supporting all-level exchanges, boost tourism links,and promote the Japanese Government’s simplification of procedures for grantingvisas for Vietnamese tourists to help facilitate people-to-people exchange.
Nikai affirmed that the alliance will do its utmost todevelop bilateral cooperation more substantively.
He also informed about a plan to lead a delegation ofJapanese parliamentarians and businesses on a visit to Vietnam this year,suggested a “Vietnam – Japan forest” be planted in the Southeast Asian countryas a lasting symbol of relations, and agreed to support tourism cooperation.
The meeting between Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi in Tokyo on March 3 (Photo: VNA)
He emphasised that Japan considers Vietnam an important partner to jointly implement the AZEC initiative and hopes to join Vietnam and other participating countries in actively discussing and promoting cooperation to achieve the emission reduction target on the basis of trust and fairness.
In response, Ha said sending a delegation to the meeting reflects Vietnam's efforts toward the goal and support for the Japanese Government’s initiatives and policies in building the Asia community toward carbon emission reduction, and in ensuring energy security and sustainable development.
He held that the parties involved should have a reality assessment and choose feasible and suitable solutions.
There is a need to cooperate in research on technology and a participation mechanism for the government and the private sector as well as to determine financial sources to implement the AZEC joint declaration in member countries, including Vietnam, Ha suggested.
At his meeting with Japanese parliamentarians in charge of environment sector, the Deputy PM asked them to support the Japanese Government in offering financial assistance to and sharing experience with Vietnam in the areas of climate change response and low-emission development.
He proposed the lawmakers persuade Japanese enterprises to invest in and transfer technology to Vietnam in high technology, new energy, green transition, and digital transformation.
The parliamentarians pledged their efforts to enhance the countries’ relations in the environment field and join works at regional and international forums and cooperation mechanisms./.
