Vietnam attaches special importance to cooperation with Japan and
wishes to promote ties with the country in politics, economics,
science-technology, education and labour.
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the statement while receiving Japanese
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Motegi Toshimitsu in Hanoi on
July 1.
PM Dung expressed his hope that the two sides will actively implement joint agreements for the benefit of both countries.
He asked the two sides to increase two-way trade, create favourable
conditions for Japanese investors to do business in Vietnam as well as
Vietnamese nurses to work in Japan.
The PM also
proposed that Japan further increase ODA for Vietnam’s projects in
transport infrastructure, energy, healthcare, education and training,
and see through joint projects including the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power
plant, rare earth exploration and supporting intensive industrial parks.
PM Dung said he hopes that the Japanese Government will
pay more attention to the early completion and effective implementation
of action plan for six selected industries in Vietnam’s
Industrialisation Policy within the framework of the Vietnam-Japan
cooperation towards 2020 and a vision to 2030.
For
his part, the Japanese Minister said that at his working sessions with
relevant ministries and branches, the two sides discussed cooperation in
15 sectors, especially in the supporting industry, energy, healthcare,
training and the environment.
Japan will continue to work
closely with Vietnam in the implementation of the Vietnam-Japan Economic
Partnership Agreement and the Joint initiative on improving the
investment environment, Minister Motegi Toshimitsu affirmed.-VNA