He made the statement in separate receptions in Hanoi onJanuary 15 for President and Chief Executive Officer of Japan’s Mitsui TatsuoYasunaga and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Honda MotorSeiji Kuraishi.
In the meeting with Yasunaga, the PM said that theVietnamese Government welcomes the partnership between Mitsui and Minh PhuSeafood Corporation – a major shrimp farming business in Vietnam and the world– adding that Vietnam is striving to earn 10 billion USD from shrimp exports. Thesuccess of Mitsui will attract major corporations to Vietnam, he said.
He added that with the signing of agreements between the twocountries, especially the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership, Mitsui can feel secure about the legal frameworkwhen doing business in Vietnam.
The host expressed his hope that Mitsui will furtherincrease its consumption of Vietnamese goods.
Yasunaga, for his part, informed the leader that Mitsui hasdecided to invest 100 million USD into Minh Phu. He hoped that via the bilateralpartnership, Minh Phu’s shrimp export will rise to 1 billion USD from thecurrent 700 million USD.
In the meeting with Kuraishi, the PM lauded Honda for its qualityproducts, tax contributions to Vietnam’s State budget, and active socialactivities.
He suggested that Honda contribute more to developing Vietnam’ssupport industry and purchase more spare parts manufactured by Vietnam.
The leader believed that as local incomes increase, moreVietnamese people will buy automobiles.
Kuraishi thanked the Vietnamese Government for its support,as well as the Vietnamese people for trusting Honda products over the years.
He said Honda is expanding into auto manufacturing inVietnam and wants to receive more support from the Government, the PM,ministries, and agencies.
Apart from promoting safe driving, Honda is stepping up acampaign to present helmets to Vietnamese children. It has so far presented 2million helmets to raise public awareness of traffic safety, he said.–VNA