Deputy PM Le Tien Chau meets with Speaker of Japan's House of Representatives Mori Eisuke in Tokyo
WVR - On June 10, within the framework of his visit to Japan and attending the 31st Future of Asia Conference in Tokyo, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau met with Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Mori Eisuke.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau meets with Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Mori Eisuke. (Source: VGP) |
Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau expressed his pleasure at the increasingly positive and substantive development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as well as the close cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries. He highly appreciated Japan's continued role as Vietnam's leading economic cooperation partner, being the number one partner in ODA and labor, third in investment, and fourth in trade and tourism. Local cooperation and people-to-people exchanges are becoming increasingly close.
Expressing appreciation for the support extended by the Speaker of the House, the Japanese Parliament, and the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance in recent times, Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau conveyed the greetings and invitation to visit Vietnam soon from Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man to Speaker Mori Eisuke.
The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam always regards Japan as one of its most important partners, a sincere and trustworthy friend, and a companion in the new era of development.
Sharing Vietnam's two centennial goals to become a developed, high-income country by 2045 and achieve double-digit growth, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the two countries continue to strengthen political trust, maintain high-level exchanges, and promote the role of legislative bodies to facilitate the effective implementation of high-level agreements. He also emphasized creating a favorable legal corridor to boost bilateral economic cooperation, enhancing exchanges between specialized committees of the parliaments and between the two Ministries of Justice, and strengthening cooperation in developing high-quality human resources, local cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges. Coordination in sharing positions and cooperation on regional and international issues of mutual concern was also highlighted.
The Deputy Prime Minister also proposed that the Japanese Parliament support the continued simplification of procedures and move towards visa exemption for Vietnamese citizens to promote tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. He urged Japan to continue facilitating the nearly 700,000 Vietnamese community working and studying in Japan.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau and Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Mori Eisuke with delegates at the meeting. (Source: VGP) |
Speaker Mori Eisuke conveyed warm regards to Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau on his election as Deputy Prime Minister.
The Speaker expressed support for the proposals of Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau and affirmed efforts to promote the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, especially in judicial cooperation and institutional improvement.
Sharing the importance of enhancing high-level exchanges, Speaker Mori suggested that both sides promote high-level delegation exchanges, exchanges between parliaments, parliamentary committees, and parliamentary alliances of the two countries in various forms.
Speaker Mori emphasized that, alongside promoting high-level exchanges, fostering local and people-to-people exchanges is a crucial factor contributing to the sustainability of the Vietnam-Japan friendly cooperative relationship.
Appreciating the contributions of the Vietnamese community to Japan's socio-economic development, Speaker Mori stressed that Japan will build an equitable and favorable environment to ensure a happy life for the Vietnamese community in Japan. He expressed a desire to boost cooperation between Japanese localities, especially Chiba Prefecture, the Speaker's hometown, and Vietnamese localities.
Speaker Mori also expressed his desire and commitment to arrange a visit to Vietnam in the near future.
