Receiving Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the Lower House Budget Committee, in Hanoi on July 28, Hung thanked the government and people of Japan for their valuable assistance to Vietnam, especially ODA to development projects in the country.
He said bilateral relations have developed strongly since the two countries established the extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia in March 2013.
He appreciated Japan’s support for Vietnam at international forums, and hoped the parliamentary friendship groups of both countries will maintain visit exchanges to share experience and boost cooperation.
The NA chief also proposed that Vietnam and Japan expand cooperation in culture, education, security and national defence, alongside economics.
For his part, Toshihiro Nikai, who is also president of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, acknowledged the quality of Nhat Tan Bridge and other Japanese-funded projects in Vietnam, saying their success will help promote bilateral economic cooperation.
He said the two countries need to work closely to move Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations forward, while increasing cooperation in preventing natural disasters.
Regarding the recent tension in the East Sea, both host and guest shared the view that Vietnam and Japan will cooperate closely in maintaining a peaceful environment of peace and cooperation in the region.
They also showed their strong resolve to defend national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Vietnam-Japan agreements running smoothly
President Truong Tan Sang welcomed Chairman of the Budget Committee of the Lower House of Japan Toshihiro Nikai in Hanoi on July 28, saying that agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders are being carried out smoothly.
The State leader said Vietnam and Japan have been gaining high mutual trust in various fields, particularly in politics.
He noted the two sides are working together in defence-security and economics-trade, while their cooperation in fishing tuna off the coast of central Vietnam has made important strides.
Vietnam has also completed procedures for the establishment of a Japan-Vietnam university, he added.
Toshihiro Nikai valued the host country’s favourable conditions for the school, which he deemed a symbol of their friendship.
He asked for more support from Vietnamese leaders for Japanese agencies and enterprises operating in Vietnam as well as his country’s hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics.
The legislator said Japan, as a close friend of Vietnam, always supports the country and is willing to help it improve traffic infrastructure.
At the meeting, Japanese parliamentarians applauded effectively implemented cooperation projects and touched upon the potential of collaborating in crop and animal husbandry and close coordination in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
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