Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung has spoken
highly of Japan’s initiative to send experts to Vietnam to help boost
its socio-economic development process.
Deputy
Minister Tung made the remark on October 1 whilst receiving Japan’s
former Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Iwao Matsuda,
who proposed sending Japanese senior experts and engineers to assist
Vietnam’s science and technology.
He shared with
the guest that the Vietnamese Government issued a decree on attracting
overseas Vietnamese and foreigners to participate in scientific and
technological activities in Vietnam.
Vietnam is
in high demand for experts who are experienced in science, technology
and post-harvest processing to help raise added value in agriculture and
boost the development of support industry.
For
his part, Iwao Matsuda, who is also Vice Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam
Parliamentary Friendship Association, vowed to study and build a proper
programme in line with Vietnam’s needs in order to further strengthen
bilateral cooperation in science and technology.
Earlier, the
guest met President Truong Tan Sang and Hoang Van Phong, Chairman of the
National Council for Science and Technology Policy.-VNA