The relationship between Kyushu and a Vietnamese locality is a typical example of local cooperation between the two countries.

During his visit to Fukuoka province, on the morning of November 30, President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the Kyushu - Vietnam Friendship Association Hoshino Hiroshi.

President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the Kyushu – Vietnam Friendship Association Hoshino Hilioshi. (Photo: Nguyen Hong)

Chairman Vo Van Thuong highly appreciated the Kyushu – Vietnam Friendship Association’s active contributions to promoting the relationship between the two countries; affirmed that this is a good time to strengthen the Vietnam – Japan friendship and cooperation within the framework of the new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the world in the fields of science and technology, investment, education, and youth exchange.

Chairman of the Kyushu - Vietnam Friendship Association Hoshino Hiroshi reported to the President that the Association was established in 2008 and has actively implemented many activities to promote cooperation with Vietnam such as supporting Vietnamese students in Japan, organizing study tours for Japanese high school students to Vietnam; promoting investment of Japanese enterprises in Vietnam through the Kyushu Promotion Center established in 2019, promoting tourism cooperation through opening direct flights from Fukuoka to many provinces and cities in Vietnam.

President Hoshino expressed his delight at the remarkable progress in bilateral relations since 2008, with the number of Vietnamese people in Kyushu and Japanese enterprises investing in Vietnam increasing; and assessed the relationship between the Kyushu region and Vietnamese localities as a typical example of local cooperation between the two countries.

The Chairman of the Kyushu – Vietnam Friendship Association promised the President that he would make more efforts to promote cooperation between the Kyushu region and Vietnam. (Photo: Nguyen Hong)

The Chairman of the Kyushu – Vietnam Friendship Association promised the President to make more efforts to promote cooperation between the Kyushu region and Vietnam; support the Vietnamese community in the region to integrate smoothly into the host community; affirm that the Association will strive to promote the resumption of the Study Tour program after the Covid-19 pandemic; actively participate in and support the activities of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka.

President Vo Van Thuong highly appreciated the contributions and active support of the Kyushu - Vietnam Friendship Association in promoting cooperation between the Kyushu region and Vietnam, in which the Study Tour program to Vietnam has become a typical activity of the friendly exchange and cooperation between Vietnam and the Kyushu region.

The Head of State of Vietnam suggested that the Association continue to support localities in the Kyushu region and other sectors to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with localities in Vietnam; promote human resource cooperation; actively organize more cultural and people-to-people exchanges, especially exchanges between the two countries' young generations through the Study Tour program; promote cooperation with localities whose leaders participated in this high-level delegation such as Vinh Long, Can Tho, Binh Thuan; and support the community of about 55,000 Vietnamese people living, studying and working in the Kyushu region.

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