Vietnam, Japan tighten cooperation in combating COVID-19
(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has reaffirmed that Vietnam always considers Japan a strategic and long-term partner of top importance with high trust in its foreign policy.
 NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue holds online talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori, June 21, 2021. |
During an online talk with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori on Tuesday, Mr. Hue thanked Japan for supporting Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19, including the provision of 1 million doses of vaccines.
Speaker Tadamori said that Japan will continue supporting Vietnam with COVID-19 vaccines, thus laying a groundwork for sustainable economic recovery and development.
The two sides expressed appreciation for ASEAN’s central role in settling regional and global issues and underlined the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security, maritime and aviation safety and freedom in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea), abiding by law and peacefully settling disputes in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
They also spoke highly of ASEAN’s efforts in dealing with the crisis in Myanmar.