At the reception (Photo: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – Governor of Gunma Prefecture ofJapan Ichita Yamamoto showed his admiration for Vietnam’s success incontrolling COVID-19 pandemic and said he hopes to learn from the country in the fieldwhile meeting Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam during a concert at Takasaki opera house on December 5.
He said that he hopes foreigners, including Vietnamese, in thelocality will join hands in fighting the pandemic.
The Governor expressed his delight at the expansion of economic,cultural and education cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, noting that PrimeMinister Suga has recently chosen Vietnam as the destination for his first tourabroad after taking the office.
For his part, Ambassador Nam lauded Gunma’s initiative of organizingthe Gunma-Vietnam Week online, including the music concert. He affirmed thatthe event demonstrated the development of the relations between Vietnam and theJapanese locality despite the pandemic’s impacts.
He noted that in early January this year, Vietnam welcomed the largest-ever delegation with 1,000 members from Japan for economic, culturaland tourism exchange. In October, PM Suga visited Vietnam, during which the twosides reached many important agreements.
The Vietnamese diplomat thanked the authorities ofGunma for supporting the Vietnamese community in the locality after thepandemic broke out.
The concert, themed “connecting the world with music” was heldonline as the final event of the virtual Gunna-Vietnam Week in 2020, which aimedto strengthen the mutual understanding between people of Vietnam and Gunma andJapan as a whole.
On the framework of the week, many events were held, includingan online conference on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals(SGD), and an online culinary exchange when Vietnamese dishes were made frommaterials made in Gunma./.
