Appreciate the contributions to Vietnam relations

On the afternoon of March 20, General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong had meetings with former Vietnam-Japan Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro.

The leaders highly appreciated the continued substantial and effective development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; and sincerely thanked Mr. Sugi Ryotaro for his positive contributions to the Vietnam-Japan friendship over the past 30 years.

General Secretary To Lam received Mr. Sugi Ryotaro, former Vietnam - Japan Special Ambassador. Photo: VNA

Sharing some ideas for the coming time, former Vietnam - Japan Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro hopes to establish a symphony orchestra for the blind in Vietnam; promote exchanges and learn from Japan's experience in promoting and developing tourism, thereby contributing to further increasing the number of Japanese tourists to Vietnam; promote brand building and promote regional specialties of Vietnam in Japan, such as tea products...

Emphasizing efforts to streamline the apparatus, promote improvement of facilities, enhance the quality of healthcare, education... in Vietnam, the General Secretary asked former Vietnam - Japan Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro to continue to pay attention and make active contributions to a number of areas such as: Implementing humanitarian activities in healthcare and education in remote areas of Vietnam; supporting Vietnam in promoting its tourism image through media channels in Japan; continuing traditional cultural exchange programs; supporting and assisting the Vietnamese community in Japan...

On the same day, President Luong Cuong received the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Jaime Francisco Rodriguez, who came to say goodbye on the occasion of the end of his term of office.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tran-trong-nhung-dong-gop-cho-quan-he-viet-nam-nhat-ban-196250320215522069.htm