Ninh Binh (VNA) – Secretary of the Party Committeeof the northern province of Ninh Binh Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on March 5 said thatthe province always pays attention to strengthening and expanding cooperationwith Japan, as she was receiving Mori Masako, Special Advisor to the Japan PrimeMinister.
Ha, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, said the province has worked with some Japanese delegations todiscuss cooperation promotion activities in localities including Okayama and Kagoshima prefectures, Saiki city, and Tokyo.
In the second quarter of this year, Ninh Binh province willcoordinate with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to organise atrade promotion conference for Japanese investors.
Besides economic cooperation, the province also expects moreexperience exchange in women-relating issues including family health care,reproductive health, and responses to natural disasters and climate change.
Masako said the 470,000-strong Vietnamese community in Japan is the second largest group and greatly contributes to the country’s socio-economicdevelopment, adding she will do her best to promote a friendly and cooperativerelationship between Vietnam and Japan in general, and between Ninh Binhprovince with the regions of Japan in particular.
She also applauded Ninh Binh province’s proposal on organising the Cherry Blossom Festival in the province, pledging she will try to help make it come true./.