Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission Pham Minh Chinh (C) and a delegation of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance (Photo: Phuong Hoa/VNA)

Mr. Chinh, who is also President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (VJFPG), said the Vietnamese National Assembly attaches importance to and supports Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia. He noted that Vietnam is interested in collaboration with Japan in human resources training and administrative reform. Mr. Chinh told his guest that Vietnam is conducting a project training leaders at all levels and plans to create a national database on strategic personnel and build a start-up program for retired citizens. He said that Vietnam hopes to win support from Japanese parliamentarians in the implementation of the project.