Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Vietnam-JapanFriendship Association ToHuy Rua has received the Order of the Rising Sun, the first national decoration of the Japanese government for hisdedicated service.
JapaneseAmbassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda presented the reward to Rua, who was former Politburo member, former Party Central CommitteeSecretary and former head of the Party Central Committee’s OrganisationCommission and former Chairman of the Vitnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’Group, in Hanoi onDecember 28.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Japanese ambassador said Rua had contributedsignificantly to the close relations between Vietnamese and Japanese parliarmentariansand to the sides’ joint projects.
He hoped for for further cooperationand assistance from Rua as Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Associationand honorary rector of the Vietnam-Japan University (VJU).
Expressing his honour toreceive the order, Rua said he believes in the robust growth of the Vietnam –Japan strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia.-VNA