(VOV) – President of the Upper House of the National Diet of Japan, Masaaki Yamazaki on October 7 said Japanese companies are confident and optimistic about the long-term prospects for investing in Vietnam and HCM City.
He made the comment during talks between President of the Upper House of the National Diet of Japan, Masaaki Yamazaki and a high-level HCM City delegation led by Secretary of municipal Party Committee Le Thanh Hai in Japan.
During the talks, Yamazaki expressed delight at the development of Japan-Vietnam relations over the past few years. He expressed his belief that the visit will introduce the advantages of HCM City to Japanese localities and agencies to cement the strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between the two nations.
President Masaaki Yamazaki emphasised Vietnam has experienced relatively strong economic growth over recent years and is a nation with a young vibrant hard working population and political stability, which are highly desirable traits attractive to the Japanese business community.
HCM City Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai, in turn, expressed his strong belief that legislative agencies of both nations will conduct regular exchange of high-level visits to share experiences, contributing to further strengthening friendship, mutual understanding and bilateral cooperation.
Hai highlighted the Japanese Government’s great support for Vietnam through its ODA to help restructure the national economy, develop infrastructure, improve the quality of health, education and cope with climate change.
The Secretary expressed his hope that the Japanese Government will continue to maintain high ODA funding for Vietnam and committed to the effective use of ODA to boost the country’s socio-economic development.
He added the National Diet of Japan will continue backing Vietnam’s stance on resolving sea disputes by peaceful solutions and dialogues in accordance with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
He asked the President to to support Vietnam’s socio-economic development, especially in training human resources, attracting Japanese investment in Vietnam and cooperating in the hi-tech and support industries.After the talks, the delegation participated in a conference to promote exchange between the Japanese and HCM City business communities and witnessed the signing of six memoranda of understanding (MoU) on investment cooperation.
Meeting with Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koya Nishikawa the same day, Hai spoke highly of Japan-funded technical support projects in Vietnam in the field of agriculture which has helped developing agriculture and rural development on a sustainable basis.
He expressed his wish that Minister Koya Nishikawa will actively consider proposals on technical assistance projects and non-refundable aid technological transfer and human resources training for Vietnam.
Minister Koya believed agricultural cooperative ties will further develop to match both nations’ potential. Japan has devised a strategy for improving the quality of food sources thus opening up bright prospects for future cooperation.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
