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| National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung receives former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. (Source: VNA) |
He also received former President of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance and two honourary consuls of Vietnam in Hokkaido and Aichi prefectures.
Receiving Hatoyama, Hung said the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership continues to enjoy strong, comprehensive and practical developments despite complicated political and economic situations in the region and the world.
The Vietnamese State and people place great importance on the deepening of the friendly relationship and comprehensive cooperation with Japan, and consider it a priority in the country’s foreign policy, he added.
Hatoyama expressed his gratitude for Vietnam’s support during Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, 2011.
He said he hopes the two countries will boost cooperation in the fields of healthcare, culture and education.
At his meeting with CPJ representative Ogata Yasuo, Chairman Hung thanked the party for its support in Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation and the cause of national construction and development.
The legislative leader noted that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) maintains and tries its utmost to boost international cooperative activities, and expand ties with other communist and ruling parties for peace, friendship, cooperation and development.
The CPV wants to work with the CPJ to build cooperative programmes and initiatives to boost deeper and practical bilateral ties between the two countries.
Yasuo valued the achievements gained by Vietnam in recent times under the leadership of the CPV. He suggested the two parties strengthen discussions on theory and communism to lift their relations to a new height.
Receiving Tsutomu Takebe, former President of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, Hung affirmed that Takebe’s efforts have contributed to intensifying the strategic partnership and nurtured the friendship between the two countries. He hoped that Takebe will continue participating in activities to promote bilateral relations in the time to come.
Addressing the meeting with the two honourary consuls, Chairman Hung stressed that the results both countries have achieved in cooperation are due to joint efforts and contributions from the two States and peoples, including the two honourary consuls.
The same day, he met representatives from the Japan Federation of Economic Organisations (Keidanren).
Top legislator meets with Japanese Emperor
Vietnamese and Japanese legislatures have agreed to boost cooperation in the time to come, helping raise the efficiency of the Vietnam–Japan strategic partnership in politics, diplomacy, economics and socio-culture.
During his visit on December 6, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung informed Emperor of Japan Akihito of the outcomes of talks with the President of the House of Councillors, Hirata Kenji, which had recently taken place in Tokyo.
Hung added that the two sides had agreed to enhance the exchange of visits, especially between the two countries’ high-ranking leaders.
He said the Vietnamese State, National Assembly and Government would like to welcome the Japanese Emperor and Empress to Vietnam on the occasion of the 2013 Vietnam–Japan Friendship Year and the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Thanking Japan for maintaining official development assistance to Vietnam, Hung affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and will further inspect and supervise the use of the funds to ensure efficiency.
Akihito said he believes Hung’s visit to Japan will actively contribute to further deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries in a more comprehensive manner.
He said he hopes the two sides will successfully hold the Vietnam–Japan Friendship Year and the 40th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties in 2013.
Source: Vietnam Plus
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