Tokyo (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-rankingVietnamese delegation concluded a five-day State visit to Japan on June 2.
Before leaving Tokyo, the State leader and his spouse had a warm farewellmeeting with the Emperor and Empress.
The President also had a meeting with the Vietnamese Embassy’s staff and theVietnamese nationals in the East Asian country, during which he hailed thecontributions made by the Vietnamese expatriates to deepening the Vietnam-Japancooperative ties.
He spoke highly of the Vietnamese representative organisations’ efforts toovercome challenges to fulfill their tasks entrusted by the Party and State.
He briefed the Vietnamese nationals about the homeland’s socio-economicsituation and its robust economic growth as well as stable security anddefence.
Regarding the relations with Japan, President Quang said that the country is aleading strategic partner of Vietnam in various fields. Thus, the Party andState’s consistent policy is to develop the extensive strategic ties withJapan.
After 45 years of diplomatic establishment, both nations have enjoyed fruitfulrelations with regular high-ranking and people-to people exchanges,increasingly political trust, and deepened collaboration in economy, trade,investment, education, tourism and defence.
President Quang said his State visit to Japan was a success.
During his stay, he met with the Emperor, held talks with Prime Minister ShinzoAbe, and had meetings with political and economic leaders of Japan. Hedelivered speech at a trade promotion conference which drew the participationof 600 enterprises from both sides. Also, he attended a ceremony to mark 45th anniversary of the bilateral relations.
He asked the Vietnamese Embassy and other representative organisations tofurther efforts to carry out agreements inked between the two leaders, attractODA and FDI capital, accelerate transfer of technology as well as fostercollaboration in the fields with potential.
The embassy should carry out sound citizen protection measures and theVietnamese people community must comply with regulations in the host country,he said.
The State leader also expressed his hope that the Vietnamese nationals will workto contribute more to the Vietnam-Japan relations.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong affirmed that the embassyalways does it utmost to foster the extensive strategic ties between the twocountries. -VNA