President Vo Van Thuong visits Japan

President Vo Van Thuong and his wife left Noi Bai airport this afternoon, departing for an official visit to Japan.

During the official visit from November 27-30 at the invitation of the Japanese government, President Vo Van Thuong is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, speak before the Japanese parliament, meet with the King and Queen, and other senior leaders of the country.

President Vo Van Thuong and his wife waved as they boarded the plane at Noi Bai airport this afternoon. Photo: VNA

This is the first visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong and the fourth visit by a Vietnamese President to Japan since the two countries established diplomatic relations. The visit takes place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations and the 9th anniversary of upgrading the relationship to an extensive strategic partnership.

Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1973 and established a Strategic Partnership in 2009. In 2014, the two countries established an extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia.

Japan was the first G7 country to recognize Vietnam's market economy status and has invited Vietnam to attend the expanded G7 Summit twice. Vietnam-Japan relations have high political trust, increasingly close regional ties, and common views on many regional and international cooperation issues.

Japan is Vietnam's leading economic partner, ranking first in ODA provision, second in labor cooperation, third in investment and tourism, and fourth in trade. Bilateral trade turnover in 2022 reached nearly 50 billion USD, of which Vietnam exported 24.2 billion USD to Japan and imported 23.4 billion USD.

Duc Trung (According to VNA )

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