PM meets Japanese ruling party chief on BRF sidelines
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26 (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuchad a meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal DemocraticParty, in Beijing on April 26.
At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the second Belt and RoadForum (BRF) for International Cooperation, the two sides agreed to continuepromoting the friendship and partnership between the two countries, whilecontinue fostering trade and investment collaboration to strengthen linkagebetween the two economies.
Japan is currently among the most important partner ofVietnam, the leading ODA provider, the second biggest investor, the thirdlargest tourism market and fourth biggest trade partner, noted the VietnamesePM.
Toshihiro Nikai, who is also President of theJapanese-Vietnamese Parliamentary Alliance, said that Japan and Vietnam haveenjoyed increasingly close relationship, with more than 300,000 Vietnamesepeople living and working in Japan.
He informed the Vietnamese PM on a plan to organise a LotusFestival to showcase specious lotus species of Vietnam and Japan in Okayamacity to strengthen mutual cultural understanding between people of the twocountries.
He expressed his hope that the Vietnamese Government willcontinue backing the Vietnam-Japan University project.
PM Phuc said that he hopes the Japanese Government willcontinue supporting the Vietnamese community in Japan – the third largestforeign community in the country. Vietnam will turn the Vietnam-JapanUniversity into a symbol of education cooperation between the two countries, hesaid, asking the two Governments as well as ministries and sectors of the twocountries to continue working closely together to implement the project soon.
As the coordinator of the ASEAN-Japan relations in the2018-2021 period and the ASEAN Chair in 2020, Vietnam will continuecoordinating closely with Japan in further deepening the partnership betweenthe ASEAN, Mekong sub-regional countries and Japan in the future, hedeclared.-VNA
The elimination of many tariff lines for goods under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has helped Vietnam’s exports to Japan increase sharply in the first quarter of 2019, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung received CEO of Marubeni Corporation Masumi Kakinoki in Hanoi on April 16, calling on his firm and other Japanese businesses to increase cooperation with Vietnamese firms.
The Party and Government of Vietnam pay special attention to addressing issues arising in the partnership with Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said.
President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien highlighted the fruitful ties between the VFF Central Committee and the LFNC Central Committee for the effective implementation of the bilateral cooperaetion agreement and the tripartite memorandum of understanding among the fronts of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Busan will continue to work closely with Ho Chi Minh City and other Vietnamese localities to promote substantive collaboration in areas where the two sides boast complementary strengths, contributing to concretising the agreements reached by high-ranking leaders of both sides, said Busan Mayor Park Park Hyeong.
Party General Secretary To Lam acknowledged the rapid progress of the Vietnam–RoK partnership in recent years, especially in economics, thanks to the support of both countries, their citizens, and business leaders like former Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the RoK Park Soo Kwan.
The Government leader called for a people-centred and comprehensive approach involving the full political system, with more decentralisation and delegation of power, as long as stronger implementation capacity, enhanced inspections, perfected institutional frameworks, and targeted resource allocation.
Hugh Jeffrey, Deputy Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, highly valued Vietnam's increasingly active role in peacekeeping missions and expressed confidence in the growing, practical, and deeper cooperation between the two countries.
The visit marks the Vietnamese Party General Secretary’s first state visit to the RoK in his new role. The RoK’s invitation to him as the first “state guest” under its new administration signals the high priority it places on the relationship with Vietnam and its Party chief personally.
Party General Secretary To Lam suggested both sides effectively implement existing parliamentary cooperation agreements and strengthen exchanges between the two legislatures. He laid stress on the bridge-building role of friendship parliamentarian groups in each country.
Under the draft revised rules, the NA and People’s Councils will no longer directly establish thematic supervision missions. Instead, the NA will select annual supervision themes and assign their implementation to the NA Standing Committee or specialised committees, which will then report findings for parliamentary discussion and resolution.
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s media continued to provide extensive coverage on August 12 of the State visit to the country by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation from August 10-13.
Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Policies and Strategies, underlined that the exchange of experience in building socio-economic development policies, refining institutions and policies, and particularly in SOE reform, is a practical and significant approach that contributes to maintaining stability and fostering development in both countries.
According to Decisions No. 1720/QD-TTg, Le Thanh Hai was removed from the title of the Chairman of the city People’s Committee and other positions he once held for violations and wrongdoings while performing his duties.
Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has highlighted the upcoming exhibition on national achievements on the occasion of the country's 80th National Day as an unprecedented, large-scale event with diverse content, urging all stakeholders to demonstrate the highest sense of responsibility to make it commensurate with 80 years of national construction and defence.
Chien reaffirmed Vietnam’s stance on the settlement of disputes through peaceful measures in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as full implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and early finalisation of a substantive, effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that Japanese enterprises will continue standing side by side with Vietnam on the development path, thereby benefiting the two business communities, both countries, and their peoples.
The signing of the agreement is part of the efforts to concretise the joint statement issued during the visit to Cuba by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam in September last year.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam's spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, expressed her hope that the RoK will share its experience and work with Vietnam to foster closer collaboration in cultural industry.
Eighty years since the historic autumn of 1945, the Vietnamese nation has overcome countless challenges to gain its independence and gradually develop thanks to the revolutionary path that is both resolute and flexible under the leadership of the Party.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26 (Photo: VNA) 
