(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has concluded his trip to Japan for the 22^nd Asia Future Conference.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung spoke at the 22nd Asia Future Conference in Japan (Photo: VOV)

Earlier, while meeting with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Keichi Ishi, Mr. Dung asked Japan to support Vietnam in building and completing national major infrastructure. The two sides agreed to promote cooperative agreements in training, human resource development in construction, ecological urban development, foster people-to-people exchanges and tourism cooperation.

The Deputy Prime Minister also met with leaders from Japan’s leading economic groups. Mr. Dung said Japan is Vietnam’s leading and significant partner. At a meeting with Kyohei Takahashi, President of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Committee under the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), the Deputy Prime Minister asked Keidanren to continue in cooperating with and implementing the Vietnam-Japan joint initiative to further improve Vietnam’s investment environment. He asked them to encourage the Federation’s enterprises to further invest and transfer technology in 6 selected sectors as part of the industrialization strategy and support Vietnam in implementing action plans in each sector.

While meeting with Hiroshima Sakuma, Vice President of Mitsubishi Corporation, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the Mitsubishi group to expand its investment and trade in Vietnam in various fields including infrastructure, auxiliary industries and agriculture.

On the same day, the Deputy Prime Minister also met with Shigeki Dantani, President of Sojitz group, and Takashi Yamauchi, President of Taisei group.