President Vo Van Thuong arrives in Tokyo, beginning official visit to Japan

The visit contributes to strengthening political trust.

At around 7:15 p.m. on November 26 (local time), or around 5:15 p.m. the same day Vietnam time,President Vo Van Thuong and his wife arrived at Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, to begin an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government.

President Vo Van Thuong and his wife arrived at Haneda Airport, Tokyo.

Welcoming President Vo Van Thuong and his wife and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation at Haneda International Airport and the hotel were Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio and his wife; leaders and officials of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs . On the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu; officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Japan.

Responding to the press about this visit, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said that this is the first official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong, taking place on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023).

"During the visit, the President is expected to meet with the King and Queen of Japan, hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, deliver a policy speech at the Japanese Parliament, meet and discuss with leaders of the Parliament, representatives of political, economic, scientific, cultural circles... and visit Fukuoka province," Mr. Vu shared.

Welcoming ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong and his wife at Haneda Airport, Tokyo

The Deputy Minister also said that this visit is an important highlight event on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with three main meanings.

Firstly, the visit will bring the bilateral relationship to a new level through promoting more substantive and effective cooperation in all areas, from politics, economics, trade, investment, defense and security to local cooperation and people-to-people exchange, while expanding to new areas of cooperation that suit the interests of both sides.

Second, the visit contributes to strengthening political trust and enhancing close exchanges between senior leaders of the two countries.

"With this visit, all four senior Vietnamese leaders have exchanged and contacted Japanese leaders in 2023. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a phone call in March, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in May, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the Japanese House of Councilors Otsuji Hidehisa in September," said the Deputy Foreign Minister.

Third, in the context of the rapidly evolving and complicated international and regional situation, the visit affirms Vietnam's foreign policy of continuing to consider Japan as a leading and long-term important partner, wishing to work with Japan to promote common interests for the development of each country as well as in maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

"With the above significance and importance, I believe that the official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong and his wife will be a great success, contributing to promoting the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Japan to develop strongly, substantially and comprehensively in all fields in the coming time," Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed.

New page for bilateral relations

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed that cooperation between Vietnam and Japan is in the best and most intimate period in history, bearing fruit and achieving great achievements in all fields.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu

The two countries always consider each other as reliable partners, closely linked in many fields, in which economic cooperation is a bright spot with many outstanding achievements. Japan is currently the largest ODA provider to Vietnam (about 30 billion USD), the second largest labor cooperation partner, the third largest tourism and investment partner and the fourth largest trade partner of Vietnam.

The two countries also promote cooperation in new areas such as innovation, science and technology, digital transformation, green transformation, energy, climate change response, etc. Local cooperation, cultural exchange, and people-to-people exchange have made positive progress. In international forums such as ASEAN, APEC, and the United Nations, the two countries always cooperate closely, support each other, and join hands to solve international and regional issues of common concern.

On the basis of close and extensive cooperation in those fields, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said that President Vo Van Thuong's visit this time will contribute to deepening the Vietnam-Japan friendly cooperation relationship, deepening political trust, and increasing contact and exchange between senior leaders of the two countries and leaders of departments, ministries, branches, and localities with Japanese partners.

At the same time, continue to build economic cooperation as the main pillar of the bilateral relationship through enhancing cooperation in investment, ODA, trade, labor, human resource training, etc., thereby helping Vietnam carry out three strategic breakthroughs, industrialization, modernization, building an independent, self-reliant economy, and comprehensive and deep international integration.

Vietnam hopes that the two countries will effectively implement the new-generation ODA program, continue to promote cooperation in attracting Japanese ODA loans in the fields of infrastructure, climate change response, human resource training; promote investment cooperation, and attract new-generation, high-quality investment capital from Japanese enterprises.

In addition, the two sides continue to maintain the sustainable growth momentum of bilateral trade turnover; coordinate to improve the efficiency of utilizing and implementing economic agreements between the two sides or the two countries are members such as WTO, APEC, CPTPP, RCEP, AJCEP...; strengthen labor cooperation, human resource training, especially high-quality human resources.

Promote cooperation in new areas such as information technology, innovation, green transformation, digital transformation, and climate change response. Strengthen and deepen local cooperation, tourism, cultural exchange, and people-to-people exchange, thereby enhancing mutual understanding and affection between the people of Vietnam and Japan, helping to build a solid foundation for effective cooperation in various fields between the two countries.

Strengthen close coordination at multilateral forums, international and regional organizations such as the United Nations, APEC, ASEAN, Mekong.

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