President attends “thank-you” gathering after late PM Abe Shinzo’s state funeral
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a “thank-you” gathering held in Tokyo on September 27 afternoon for heads of delegations from countries who came to attend the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) shakes hands with Japanese PM Kishida Fumio. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attendeda “thank-you” gathering held in Tokyo on September 27 afternoon for heads of delegations from countries who came to attend the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The event was hosted by Japanese PM Kishida Fumio and Abe Akie, the wife of the late PM, following the state funeral earlier the same day.
At the function, on behalf of Party and State leaders and the people of Vietnam, President Phuc extended his deepest condolences to the LiberalDemocratic Party, Government, National Diet and people of Japan as well as late PM Abe’sfamily.
Recalling his good memories with the late PM, President Phuc expressed his appreciationfor Abe’s sincere and special sentiments in beefing up the multifaceted cooperation betweenVietnam and Japan and make it more practical and effective.
He expected the two sides will double efforts to develop thebilateral ties more comprehensively and practically to inherit and continue the expectations of late PM Abe,particularly on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations in 2023.
PM Kishida Fumio and Abe Akie thanked President Phuc forattending the funeral and asked him to convey their thanks to senior Vietnamese leaders, saying it demonstrated the close and growing friendshipand cooperation between the people of Japan and Vietnam, based on the solid foundation built by late PM Abe Shinzo.
PM Kishida Fumio pledged to work harder to take the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership to a new height to meet the expectations of bothVietnamese and Japanese people and the late PM./.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Party and State delegation arrived in Tokyo on September 25 afternoon, beginning his trip to attend a state funeral for late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo from September 25-28.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on September 26 as part of his stay in Japan to attend the state funeral for former PM Abe Shinzo.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with President of the Japanese House of Councillors Otsuji Hidehisa in Tokyo on September 26 as part of his stay to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Politburo member and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo on September 27.
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Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) shakes hands with Japanese PM Kishida Fumio. (Photo: VNA)
