President Tran Dai Quang (R) meets with Chief Representative of Japan’s Komeito Party Natsuo Yamaguchi in Tokyo on May 31 (Photo: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – President Tran DaiQuang met Chief Representative of Japan’s Komeito Party Natsuo Yamaguchi inTokyo on May 31 as part of his State visit to Japan.
President Quang expressed his delight atstrongly developing relations in all fields, 45 years after the two countries establisheddiplomatic ties.
Japan has been the leading economic partner,the biggest official development assistance provider and the second largestinvestor of Vietnam. It also ranks third in terms of the number of tourists tothe Southeast Asian nation.
The two countries have coordinated closelyat regional and international forums, reflected through the success of the APECEconomic Leaders’ Week in Vietnam in 2017 and the signing of the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), he stated.
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President Quang thanked the party forsupporting Vietnam’s nation building cause and developing Vietnam-Japanrelations.
He asked the party and Chief RepresentativeNatsuo Yamaguchi to continue making contributions to the bilateral ExtensiveStrategic Partnership, particularly in economy, investment, human resourcestraining, hi-tech agriculture and climate change response.
Welcoming the Vietnamese President, theKomeito leader said that the visit will contribute to strengthening rapport inall fields, especially in the context of the 45th anniversary ofdiplomatic ties.
He affirmed that his party will make effortsto deepen Japan-Vietnam relations in all aspects and coordinate with theVietnamese side in regional and international issues of shared concern.-VNA
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