 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo |
PM Chinh praised the special sentiment and great contributions of the former PM to the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan. He asked Fukuda to continue support the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership, and invited him to visit Vietnam again.
The former Japanese leader said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip will open a new stage of development in the comprehensive strategic partnership between Japan and the ASEAN region, including Vietnam.
He appreciated Vietnam’s role and contributions in the region and the world as a whole, and affirmed that the Japanese Government is willing to work with Vietnam in its modernization and industrialization cause.
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Fukuda said Japan considers promoting cooperation with Asian countries, including Vietnam, especially in human resources, a priority in its external relations.
Also on Sunday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with the Governors of Japan's Aichi, Tochigi, Niigata, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefecture.
