President Vo Van Thuong welcomes Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Mr. Thuong proposed the two sides continue to promote the exchange of all-level delegations to consolidate and strengthen political trust, focus on boosting cooperation in trade, investment, labour, ODA, human resources training, and promote locality-to-locality, cultural, tourism, people-to-people exchanges.

Minister Kamikawa said Japan and Vietnam now enjoy all conditions to elevate bilateral ties to a new height. 

She expressed her wish that the two countries continue to deepen cooperation in existing areas and expand to new fields such as digital transformation and green transition.

Japan will continue to coordinate closely with Vietnam at multilateral forums and in international and regional issues of shared interest, the guest noted. 

President Thuong affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate closely with Japan to contribute to the success of the ASEAN-Japan Summit scheduled for later this year.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko. (Photo: VNA)

Receiving Minister Kamikawa the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Japan to help Vietnam build an independent and self-reliant economy and provide new-generation official development assistance (ODA) for large-scale strategic infrastructure projects in Vietnam.

He asked Japan to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to engage more deeply in its global supply chains and open its market for Vietnamese farm produce. 

Both sides should increase cooperation in green transition, digital transformation, food security, semiconductor, national defense and security, among others, said PM Chinh.

Minister Kamikawa reaffirmed Vietnam’s important role in Japan’s foreign policy in the region, saying Japan is ready to cooperate with Vietnam to bring bilateral ties to a new height.

The Minister said Japan supports Vietnam and other ASEAN countries’ stance on the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea).

She praised the role and contributions by the nearly 500,000 Vietnamese people in Japan to local socio-economic development, stating that the Japanese Government will continue creating the best possible conditions for the community to live, study, and work there.