PM Pham Minh Chinh receives former Japanese PM Fukuda Yasuo
WVR - On December 17, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo on the occasion of his trip to Tokyo to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.
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On December 17, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo. (Photo: WVR/Duc Khai) |
Prime Minister Chinh expressed his impression of the theory “From heart to heart” initiated by Prime Minister Fukuda Takeo, the father of former Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo, in 1977, which laid the foundation for the development of the ASEAN-Japan relationship.
He praised the contributions of the former Prime Minister to the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in his capacity as the Prime Minister of Japan as well as in different positions. He asked Fukuda to continue support the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership, and invited him to visit Vietnam again.
The former Japanese Prime Minister 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 in Vietnam in its modernization and industrialization cause.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) presents a gift to former Japanese PM Fukuda Yasuo (Photo: WVR/Duc Khai) |
Fukuda said Japan considers promoting cooperation with Asian countries, including Vietnam, especially in human resources, a priority in its external relations, and wants to continue collaborating with Vietnam and receive more labour from Vietnam.
He pledged to continue working to further tighten the friendship and enhance mutual understanding between the people of Vietnam and Japan through cultural and people-to-people exchanges. He added that he will continue to support the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan in organising the Vietnam Festival in Tokyo in the years to come.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
