Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh highlighted the progress inVietnam-Japan cooperation while meeting with Japanese Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko in Hanoi on May 22.
Binh said the strides made in bilateralpartnerships in trade, investment and many other spheres have brought aboutpractical benefits to people of both Vietnam and Japan, helping to step up thetwo countries’ relations in a comprehensive manner.
Vietnam is integrating more deeply into regionaland global economies, he said, expressing his belief in the nations’ closeconnectivity within bilateral and multilateral trade frameworks.
For his part, Minister Hiroshige Seko spokehighly of the potential and development prospect of Vietnam’s economy.
Japan attaches importance to enhancingmulti-faceted cooperation with Vietnam and considers the Southeast Asian nationan important partner in ASEAN and Asia-Pacific, he noted.
He voiced his belief that the Japan-Vietnam tieswill develop even more strongly for the sake of each country’s interests andfor peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and theworld.-VNA