Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Governors of 5 major provinces of Japan

On December 17, continuing his series of activities in Japan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with the Governors of Aichi, Tochigi, Niigata, Kanagawa and Yamanashi provinces of Japan.

Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính tiếp một số Thống đốc của Nhật Bản

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Governor of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo: Duc Khai)

At the meetings, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his delight at the positive development of the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, including the remarkable development of local cooperation. The Prime Minister affirmed that one of the main purposes of this visit is to prioritize promoting local cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, expanding exchanges and cooperation in the spirit of bringing practical benefits to both countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the cooperation achievements between Aiichi, Tochigi, Niigata, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures with Vietnamese ministries, sectors and partner localities, as well as the sentiment, interest and support of the Governors and provincial authorities in promoting cooperative relations with Vietnam in recent times; he requested that leaders of Japanese localities promote cooperative relations with the localities of Thai Binh, Khanh Hoa, Hai Duong, Can Tho... to join the Government's working delegation this time.

The Prime Minister asked the Governors to further strengthen cooperation with Vietnam to effectively exploit available potentials through promoting exchange activities and delegations at all levels; promoting investment, human resource training, and education with Vietnamese localities. The Prime Minister also asked the provinces to continue to pay attention and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community to contribute more actively to the development of the province as well as the good friendship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Governor of Aiichi Prefecture, Japan. (Photo: Duc Khai)

At the receptions, the Governors of Japanese localities expressed their honor to meet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his working trip to Japan to attend the Summit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relations; and expressed their joy at the fact that the two countries had just upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November 2023.

The local governors highly appreciated the positive contributions of the Vietnamese community to the local socio-economic development and expressed their desire to increase the number of Vietnamese people coming to study and work in the province. The governors affirmed their readiness to create more favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the province to better integrate into local life.

Governor Hideaki Omura reported to the Prime Minister on the close and extensive cooperation between Aichi Prefecture and Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, especially in the fields of investment and people-to-people exchange when more than 200 provincial enterprises are investing in Vietnam, the number of Vietnamese people in the province ranks first in Japan with 53,000 people.

Expressing his desire to further promote substantive cooperation with Vietnamese localities, including Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh Phuc Province, through increasing delegation exchanges, economic and investment cooperation, and organizing cultural exchange activities and festivals, Governor Hideaki Ōmura said that since 2018, Aichi Prefecture has regularly organized the Vietnam Festival in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City, attracting the participation of more than 100,000 visitors, contributing to promoting the image of Vietnam in the province and cultural and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Hanazumi Hideyo, Governor of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. (Photo: Duong Giang)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Governor Hideaki Omura, with Aichi Prefecture's industrial strengths, to pay attention to supporting Vietnam in implementing its industrialization and modernization strategy as committed by Prime Minister Kishida to Vietnam. The Prime Minister proposed doubling the number of Aichi Prefecture enterprises investing in Vietnam to 400 after 10 years, and promoting the organization of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

Receiving the Governor of Tochigi Prefecture, Mr. Tomikadu Fukuda reported to the Prime Minister about the signing of a cooperation agreement between Tochigi Prefecture and the Ministry of Planning and Investment to promote investment cooperation in Vietnam as well as the province's efforts in promoting educational and tourism cooperation between Tochigi Prefecture and Vietnam through cooperation with the University of Science and Technology, organizing the first Vietnam Festival in the province in November 2023; expressing his wish to promote closer cooperation with Vinh Phuc Province on the basis of the signed agreement.

The Prime Minister recalled memories of his visit to the province in November 2021 and asked Governor Fukuda Tomikadu to pay attention to promoting cooperation in areas where the province has strengths such as digital transformation, labor, education, tourism, and training; and proposed creating conditions for FPT company to operate effectively in Tochigi province.

At the meeting with the Governor of Niigata Prefecture, Governor Hanazumi Hideyo reported to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh that Niigata Prefecture had signed a cooperation agreement with Thanh Hoa and Vinh Long Provinces to promote investment, trade and tourism cooperation. The Governor pledged to continue to bring more provincial businesses to invest in Vietnam.

The Prime Minister highly appreciated Governor Hanazumi Hideyo’s efforts in promoting cooperation between Niigata Prefecture and Vietnam in recent times. The Prime Minister welcomed the fact that many Niigata Prefecture enterprises are successfully investing and expanding their business activities in Vietnam in the fields of education, food, etc.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Photo: Duong Giang)

At the meeting with the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Governor Yuji Kuroiwa reported to the Prime Minister that Kanagawa Prefecture periodically organizes cultural exchange events, promotes investment, trade, tourism, and labor between the two countries. The province has organized the Vietnam Festival in Kanagawa 6 times, the Kanagawa Festival 4 times in Hanoi and Da Nang, and seminars to promote investment and trade...

Currently, 24 prefectural enterprises have invested in Vietnam and 17 Vietnamese enterprises have invested in Kanagawa Prefecture. Governor Yuji Kuroiwa also reported on the prefectural health care initiative “Me-byo” to build a disease-free society through medical, health, and social measures.

Governor Yuji Kuroiwa affirmed his desire to continue to promote substantive relations with Vietnam and Vietnamese partner ministries, sectors and localities that have established relations such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Can Tho, Lang Son, etc. The Governor wished to promote tourism cooperation and investment of Kanagawa prefecture enterprises in Vietnam in areas where the province has strengths such as manufacturing industry, supporting industry, environment, digital transformation, green transformation, energy, healthcare, etc.

Appreciating Kanagawa Prefecture's achievements in the medical field, the Prime Minister asked Governor Yūji Kuroiwa to consider establishing a research center on population aging at the National Innovation Center to propose policies to respond to this issue.

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