Vietnam aims to become a stronghold in Japan's production chain

President Vo Van Thuong hopes that Vietnam will participate more deeply and become a stronghold in Japan 's production chain; and urges Japan to continue providing ODA support to Vietnam.

On the morning of November 27, in Tokyo, President Vo Van Thuong visited and worked with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan. Photo: VNA

Vietnam - Japan wish to elevate relations

According to VNA, during his official visit to Japan, on the morning of November 27 local time, President Vo Van Thuong visited and talked with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and had a meeting with intellectuals representing generations of Vietnamese people in Japan.

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu, Japanese political parties and sectors attach great importance to relations with Vietnam. This is the best period of relations between Vietnam and Japan ever.

Vietnam and Japan are two economies that complement and support each other based on the needs, potentials and characteristics of each side. Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu said that the good news is that Japanese investors have great confidence in Vietnam's investment environment. The areas in which Japanese enterprises have strengths are innovation, science and technology, digital transformation, and green economy. These are also areas in which Vietnam has demand and can cooperate in the direction of joint research and development. Currently, Japan has a great demand for labor and is actively cooperating with Vietnam in this field.

Speaking at the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong emphasized that the Vietnam-Japan relationship has a very high political depth. The President said that the leaders of the two countries all wish to elevate the bilateral relationship, for the sustainable development of the two countries and the interests of the two peoples. In that spirit, the President asked the Embassy to well implement the policies and agreements between the two countries, including those reached during this visit. In particular, it is necessary to continue to promote Vietnam's deeper participation, becoming a "stronghold" in Japan's production chain; to urge Japan to continue providing ODA support to Vietnam; to promote cooperation in science and technology, education and training, national defense, security and other fields.

Vietnamese people in Japan consider Japan as home, Vietnam as homeland

On this occasion, the President met and talked with scientists, intellectuals, and representatives of generations of Vietnamese people who have made many contributions to and fostered the Vietnam - Japan relationship.

Professor Tran Van Tho - Honorary Professor of Waseda University - said that the Japanese people love and believe in the human potential and cooperation with Vietnam and hope that after this visit of the President, the future relationship between Vietnam and Japan will develop more strongly. With the goal of Vietnam becoming a high-income country by 2045, Professor Tran Van Tho said that promoting cooperation with Japan will also contribute to realizing this goal, especially cooperation in science and technology, education and training; improving the quality of state governance; improving the capacity of enterprises...

Associate Professor Le Thi Thanh Thuy - who has 21 years of working in Japan and researching in the medical field at Osaka Metropolitan University - said that she has organized training for many PhDs and masters and connected many scholarships for Vietnamese students and researchers to study and research in Japan.

President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that the great achievements of historical significance after nearly 40 years of national renovation as well as the good results of the Vietnam - Japan relationship over the past 50 years have been contributed by the Vietnamese community in Japan, especially Vietnamese intellectuals. Referring to the goal of Vietnam becoming a developed country with high income by 2045, the President said that to achieve that goal, great efforts are needed from the entire political system and Vietnamese people around the world; including Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan.

The President welcomed leading Vietnamese scientists at Japanese universities who have trained graduate students and provided scholarships to Vietnamese students, thereby contributing to the training of high-quality human resources for the country. The President agreed with the view that Vietnamese people in Japan consider Japan their home and Vietnam their homeland, and continue to make efforts to contribute to the local community, while also contributing to the relationship between the two countries.

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