Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu; Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.
Accompanying Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on his official visit to Vietnam were: Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Aoki Kazuhiko; Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nagashima Akihisa; Secretary General of the National Security Council of Japan, Okano Masataka; Special Advisors to the Prime Minister: Mori Masafumi, Iijima Isao; Secretaries to the Prime Minister: Tsuchimichi Akihiro, Tanaka Mao, Nakashima Akihiro, Inoue Hiroo, Yoshino Koji, Kaihara Kentaro; Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki.
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru was born on February 4, 1957; hometown: Tottori (Japan). Mr. Ishiba Shigeru has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Keio University. The Prime Minister is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Mr. Ishiba Shigeru's working experience: From 1979 to 1983, he was an employee of Mitsui Bank (now Mitsui Sumitomo Bank). In July 1986, he was elected for the first time as a member of the House of Representatives (to date he has been elected 12 times in a row, constituency No. 1 of Tottori Prefecture). From September 2002 to September 2004, he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now the Ministry of Defense); from September 2007 to August 2008, he held the position of Minister of Defense of Japan.
From September 2008 to September 2009, he was Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan; from September 2009 to September 2011, he was Head of the Policy Research Board of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); from September 2012 to September 2014, he was Secretary General of the LDP; from September 2014 to October 2015, he was Minister in charge of national strategic special zones; from October 2015 to August 2016, he was Minister in charge of local reconstruction.
On September 27, 2024, Mr. Ishiba Shigeru was elected as President of the LDP and on October 1, 2024, he became the 102nd Prime Minister of Japan. From November 2024, he is the 103rd Prime Minister of Japan.
36 years ago, Mr. Ishiba Shigeru visited Vietnam as a member of Parliament. Recently, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru met with President Luong Cuong (November 17, 2024 in Lima, Peru on the occasion of attending APEC); met with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man within the framework of the official visit to Japan of the National Assembly Chairman and his wife (December 5, 2024).
Sharing with the press about Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's visit to Vietnam, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki said that Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's visit to Vietnam this time is to strengthen relations with the Southeast Asian region, because this is the growth center of the world economy and is located in an important strategic position. This is also one of the top priorities of Japanese diplomacy, especially with Vietnam.
The Japanese Government also hopes that this visit will be an opportunity for Japanese leaders, specifically Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, to continue to strengthen the personal trust relationship with Vietnamese leaders, as well as affirm the enhancement of bilateral cooperation in areas such as: National defense and security, economy, and response to regional and international challenges.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu, during this visit, the leaders of the two countries will focus on in-depth discussions on strategic cooperation areas. Japan continues to support and assist Vietnam in implementing three strategic breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure and human resources, helping Vietnam industrialize and modernize. In particular, economic - trade - investment cooperation is the most important pillar in bilateral relations.
Japan is currently Vietnam's leading economic partner, therefore, issues such as improving the investment environment, promoting supply chains, and expanding markets for each other's goods will be focused on.
The two sides strive to soon open the market for Vietnamese grapefruit and Japanese grapes; at the same time, discuss the possibility of continuing to open the market for other fruits and agricultural products of the two sides such as Vietnamese passion fruit and Japanese peaches... In addition, the two sides will discuss new pillars in the cooperation relationship between the two countries to suit the new situation.
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