The Vietnamese Party, State and Government always attach importance to relations with Japan, and want to develop these ties practically and comprehensively, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party of Japan Yukio Edano (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Party, State and Government always attachimportance to relations with Japan, and want to develop these ties practicallyand comprehensively, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Ata reception for Yukio Edano,Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party of Japan (DPPJ) in Hanoi on May 29, Chairwoman Ngan expressed her delight at the flourishing tiesbetween the two nations, suggesting the Japanese official and other parliamentariansof the DPPJ, as well as those of the Japan-VietnamFriendship Parliamentarians Union (JPFPU) uphold their role infostering the bilateral relationship and mutual understanding.
Yukio Edano affirmedthat the DPPJ wants to further strengthen its relations with the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV), adding that parliamentarians of the Japanese party willactively join activities of the JVFPU, thus contributing to sustainabledevelopment of the Japan-Vietnam relationship based on the Extensive StrategicPartnership.
This is the firsttime the DPPJ has sent a delegation to Vietnam under the memorandum ofunderstanding on enhancing cooperation between the CPV and the DPPJ, he said.
Previously, theJapanese delegation paid a courtesy visit to Politburo member, Head of the PartyCentral Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Presidentof the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians Group.
The Vietnamese officialhighlighted the significance of the visit, saying that it contributes tostepping up cooperation between the two Parties, promoting the people-to-peoplefriendship and deepening the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership.
Earlier the sameday, Yukio Edano held talks with Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee'sCommission for External Relations Tran Dac Loi, during which the two sides hailed recent cooperationbetween the two Parties.
They discussedregional and international issues, as well as orientations and measures toboost the ties between the two Parties, thus enhancing the Vietnam-Japanrelations in the coming time.
During theirstay, the Japanese guests also met with representatives of the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and visited central Da Nang city.-VNA
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party of Japan Yukio Edano (Source: VNA) 
