National Assembly Chairwoman receives out-going Japanese Ambassador
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan praised the ideas and efforts of Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio to promote the relations between Vietnam and Japan as well as between the two countries’ parliaments, during a reception for the out-going ambassador in Hanoi on March 19.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) hosts a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Nganpraised the ideas and efforts of Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio to promotethe relations between Vietnam and Japan as well as between the two countries’parliaments, during a reception for the out-going ambassador in Hanoi on March19.
She noted that bilateral relations have developed strongly across thefields in the recent past, as reflected in the regular exchange of high-levelvisits and close and effective coordination in regional and internationalissues, as well as in the productive cooperation in security-defence,economics, trade, investment, tourism, labour and people-to-people exchange.
Those outcomes can be attributable to the contribution of AmbassadorUmeda, Ngan said.
She also appreciated the bridging role of the ambassador in promotingexchanges and cooperation between the two parliaments.
The NA Chairwoman thanked the Japanese diplomat for conveying Japanesebusinesses’ recommendations to the Vietnamese National Assembly during theprocess of revising and issuing new legal documents. She underlined theJapanese Embassy’s support for the implementation of a project funded by theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help the NA Office improve itsstaff members’ capacity.
Ngan also acknowledged Ambassador Umeda’s contribution to the closecooperation between the Vietnam-Japan parliamentary friendship group and theJapan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
The Japanese Ambassador thanked NA Chairwoman Ngan and other leaders ofthe Vietnamese NA for their support for him during his tenure in Vietnam.
He affirmed that Japan attaches great importance to the Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia with Vietnam.
Host and guest also touched upon several specific issues in bilateralcooperation, including the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic./.
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) hosts a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA) 
