During the visit, Prime Minister Takaichi paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum and laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son street in Hanoi.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam received the Japanese Prime Minister.
PM Hung hosted a welcome ceremony, held talks, and met the press with Prime Minister Takaichi to announce the outcomes of their discussions.
On this occasion, in the presence of both PMs, ministries, agencies, and localities of the two countries exchanged six cooperation documents. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung also hosted a grand banquet in honour of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.
Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man also met with PM Takaichi Sanae.
At the meetings and talks, the leaders of both countries agreed to further deepen economic cooperation as a key pillar of the relationship through trade, investment, and ODA, contributing to economic security, energy security, and sustainable agriculture. They also agreed on measures to raise Japanese investment in Vietnam to 5 billion USD annually and bilateral trade turnover to 60 billion USD by 2030.
Both sides also discussed and agreed to strengthen coordination at regional and international forums such as the United Nations, ASEAN, and the Mekong sub-region, amid rapidly evolving and complex global developments affecting economic and energy security, thereby contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
