(VOVworld) - Vietnam always attaches much importance to developing comprehensive friendship and cooperative relations with Japan and considers it one of top priorities in its foreign policies. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Kawai Katsuyuki, former chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Japan’s House of Representatives, in Hanoi on Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received former chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Japan’s House of Representatives Kawai Katsuyuki in Hanoi. Photo: VGP/Lê Sơn

Phuc emphasized that the two countries have witnessed strong progress in bilateral relationship and in March 2014, decided to lift it into deep and extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia. He thanked Japan’s ODA for helping Vietnam develop infrastructure, cope with climate change and accelerate administration reform and poverty reduction and said that Vietnam commits to use it effectively. He urged leaders of Japan’s House of Councilors and House of Representatives to maintain ODA for Vietnam and help train high-qualified human resources. He hoped the two sides will strengthen cooperation at regional and international forums and people-to-people exchange, especially between the younger generations.