President Vo Van Thuong and his wife depart for an official visit to Japan

At the invitation of the State of Japan, at noon on November 26, President Vo Van Thuong and his wife left Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi , to pay an official visit to Japan from November 27 to November 30.

Accompanying President Vo Van Thuong and his wife Phan Thi Thanh Tam on the visit were: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang; Head of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai; Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang; Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoang Xuan Chien; Deputy Minister of Public Security Tran Quoc To; Secretary of Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee Duong Van An; Secretary of Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Bui Van Nghiem; President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Chau Van Minh; Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu; Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.

The official visit of President Vo Van Thuong and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Japan takes place at a very important time in the relationship between the two countries. That is, the two countries have been and are jointly organizing activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The visit is also an important event in a series of commemorative activities in 2023.

Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1973, Vietnam and Japan have successively established the framework of relations from Trusted and Stable Long-term Partnership in 2002 to Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia in 2009 and Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia in 2014.

The official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong will contribute to further deepening the political, diplomatic, economic, trade and investment relations between the two countries...

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/chinh-tri/202311/chu-tich-nuoc-vo-van-thuong-va-phu-nhan-len-duong-tham-chinh-thuc-nhat-ban-3140c92/