The PM expressed his pleasure at the development of Vietnam-Japan relationship,including the ties between the two legislatures, the exchange of the twocountries’ parliamentarians, while valuing highly the sentiments andcontributions of the alliance’s Chairman and members.
PM Phuc suggested the alliance continue promoting high-level meetings betweenthe two ruling parties, governments, and parliaments, as well as supportingfurther cooperation enhancement in trade, investment, and cultural and locality-to-localityexchanges.
He also proposed the alliance speed up the simplification of visa proceduresfor Vietnamese tourists to Japan, thus facilitating people-to-people exchangebetween the two countries.
Chairman Nikai and the alliance’s members affirmed that the organisation willcontinue making efforts to promote the extensive strategic partnership betweenJapan and Vietnam.
They hoped Vietnam would be one of the first six member countries to ratify theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)in order to swiftly enforce the deal, bringing benefits to people. They also expressed that they would like tosee the Vietnamese Government pay greater attention to the Vietnam-Japan Universityproject to turn it into a symbol of the two countries’ relations.
Chairman Nikai took this opportunity to highly appreciate the contributions ofVietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong during his term of office inthe country, boosting the two countries’ ties.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are inTokyo to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting and visit Japan fromOctober 8-10. –VNA