On the afternoon of December 5, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan one of its leading and long-term important partners. Vietnam supports Japan in promoting its active role and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba said that he had recently met with President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at multilateral conferences. He emphasized that the relationship between the two countries is extremely good and there is a close connection between the two countries' senior leaders.
Sharing his impressions of his visit to Vietnam 35 years ago, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba believes that Vietnam will continue to develop and soon become a leading country in Asia.
At the meeting, the two sides agreed to strengthen the connection in human resource training through promoting labor cooperation, high-quality human resource training, and people-to-people exchange. Vietnam will continue to send more workers to Japan to support Japan in responding to the aging population issue.
The two sides agreed to continue creating favorable conditions for Vietnamese people living, studying and working in Japan.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man proposed that Japan continue to support Vietnam in its industrialization and modernization; promote and expand investment cooperation in infrastructure, clean energy, renewable energy, high-quality agriculture, green transformation, digital transformation, data centers, semiconductor chips, etc.
The National Assembly Chairman also asked Japan to support Vietnam in participating in the global semiconductor supply chain and promptly implement new generation ODA projects.
Also this afternoon, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and President of the Japanese House of Councilors Sekiguchi Masakazu held talks to discuss measures to promote relations between the two countries.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man assessed that the relationship between the two countries is at its best with high political trust and close, close exchanges at high and all levels.
President of the House of Councillors of Japan Sekiguchi Masakazu believes that this year marks a new beginning of the journey of cooperation between the two countries for the next 50 years. The House of Councillors of Japan will continue to make positive contributions to the development of bilateral relations.
The two leaders were pleased that the bilateral relationship continued to achieve outstanding and substantive results in economic, trade, investment, labor, human resource training, cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and local connections between the two countries.
Japan is the largest ODA donor, second largest labor cooperation partner, third largest investor, third largest tourism partner, and fourth largest trade partner of Vietnam.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man proposed that Japan support Vietnam in industrialisation and modernisation, building an independent, self-reliant economy, integrating deeply and comprehensively, and implementing three strategic breakthroughs in infrastructure, institutions, and human resources.
The National Assembly Chairman welcomed Japan’s new policy towards foreign workers, especially the establishment of a “training-work” regime instead of the “technical intern” regime; suggested that Japan continue to expand occupations and increase the number of Vietnamese interns accepted…
The two leaders affirmed that parliamentary cooperation is an important channel in the overall bilateral relationship. The Vietnamese National Assembly and the Japanese House of Councillors signed a cooperation agreement to enhance the effectiveness of cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies on bilateral and multilateral levels.
The two leaders agreed to increase exchanges and contacts between parliamentarians, especially young and female parliamentarians, between the two countries; further promote the important bridging role of the Friendship Parliamentary Union in promoting people-to-people exchanges, business cooperation and cooperation between localities.
The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums and mechanisms.
National Assembly Chairman and his wife meet with the King and Queen of Japan
During his visit to Japan, on December 4, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife met with King Naruhito and the Queen at the Imperial Palace.
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