Japanese experts come to Vietnam to examine Vietnamese lychee (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)Tokyo (VNA) - Some 440 Japanese experts and entrepreneurs are likely to travel toVietnam by charter flights from June 25 to 27, according to Japanese ForeignMinister Toshimitsu Motegi.
He told the press in Tokyo on June 23 that this is the first step in theprocess of easing travel restrictions applied by the two countries since the outbreakof COVID-19.
The Vietnamese side has allowed the experts and businesspeople to enterprovided that they agree to enhanced disease prevention measures, he noted.
Vietnam Airlines flights arranged by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce andIndustry in Vietnam will take off from Tokyo’s Narita Airport and land at VanDon International Airport in northern Quang Ninh province.
Motegi said on June 19 that Japan and Vietnam agreed to gradually lift travel bans as a way to reopen economic andbilateral exchanges, and it will not take much time to resume travel betweenthe two countries.
Besides Vietnam, Japan is also negotiating with Australia, New Zealand,and Thailand to ease travel restrictions, on the condition that travellers testnegative for COVID-19 prior to departure and submit itineraries detailing where they will stay and visit. This will allowentrepreneurs to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine period./.
VNA
