(VOVworld) - Politburo member To Huy Rua said Vietnam and Japan should increase their exchange of parliamentarians and high-ranking delegations, and share the same viewpoint on the maintenance of peace and stability for development in Asia-Pacific.

Politburo member To Huy Rua (R) receives Vice Speaker of the House of Councilors of Japan Koshiishi Azuma (Source: VNA)

While receiving Deputy Speaker of the House of Councilors of Japan Koshiishi Azuma in Hanoi on Tuesday, Rua, who is President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, hailed the group’s contributions to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance. He urged Deputy Speaker to continue to support cooperation between the two countries, parliaments and peoples. Azuma expressed his hope that the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group will continue to be a bridge connecting the two peoples, and said he will do his utmost to improve relations between the two legislative bodies.