Japanese Prime Minister: Vietnam is an indispensable partner

General Secretary To Lam welcomed Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s visit, which comes at a time when Vietnam is solemnly celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification. The visit is of great significance, contributing to opening a new stage of development in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Prime Minister Ishiba was delighted to visit Vietnam again after 35 years and for the first time as Prime Minister. He expressed his admiration for President Ho Chi Minh and his impression of Vietnam's national liberation cause.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his wife Ishiba Yoshiko.

General Secretary To Lam shared about the two development goals until 2030 and 2045, the strategy of economic model innovation for rapid and sustainable growth in the new era, the era of the Vietnamese people's rise, as well as measures to achieve these goals.

Vietnam persistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification, promoting increasingly deep and effective relations with partners, in which Japan is considered one of the leading and long-term strategic partners.

Prime Minister Ishiba highly appreciated Vietnam's policy of entering a new era with an orientation towards economic development, science and technology, and the positive results of the process of streamlining the apparatus. He believed that Vietnam would continue to gain many new and greater achievements in the new era and affirmed that Japan is ready to accompany Vietnam on the path of development.

General Secretary To Lam met with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.

The exchange and connection between the two countries has a history of more than 1,300 years. General Secretary To Lam expressed his delight that the Vietnam-Japan relationship continues to develop well and comprehensively in all fields with high political trust, especially after the two countries upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The General Secretary proposed seven major orientations to enhance strategic cooperation between the two countries, including constantly enhancing political trust, consolidating substantive and effective security and defense cooperation; enhancing economic cooperation on the basis of science, technology and high-quality human resources; and asking Japan to actively participate in key infrastructure projects through new-generation ODA capital...

Identifying cooperation in science, technology, and innovation as a new pillar in the bilateral relationship, General Secretary To Lam proposed strengthening cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and training of high-quality human resources...

Prime Minister Ishiba affirmed that Vietnam is an indispensable partner. Japan will continue to accompany and support Vietnam in building an independent and self-reliant economy, industrializing and modernizing, and implementing strategic goals and socio-economic development plans in the new era of development....

The Japanese Prime Minister affirmed that he will continue to support and create favorable conditions for the community of more than 600,000 Vietnamese people to live, study and work. Japan will send a delegation to attend the World Police Music Festival organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.

Japan will deepen economic cooperation, ODA, investment, enhance security-defense cooperation, cyber security, peacekeeping, culture, people-to-people exchange, promote cooperation in new areas such as digital transformation, innovation, quantum, semiconductors; agree to support high-quality human resource training in Japan and at the Vietnam-Japan University, a symbol of cooperation between the two countries.

The wife of the General Secretary and the wife of the Japanese Prime Minister make green rice cakes

Tonight, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary To Lam's wife, Ms. Ngo Phuong Ly, had a friendly meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's wife, Ms. Ishiba Yoshiko.

Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly and Mrs. Ishiba Yoshiko.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly welcomed Madam Ishiba Yoshiko on her first official visit to Vietnam. Madam Ngo Phuong Ly hopes that the Japanese Prime Minister's wife will have many memorable experiences during the visit, thereby understanding more about the country, culture and people of Vietnam.

Madam Ishiba Yoshiko expressed her joy at visiting Vietnam for the first time; shared her deep impressions of the beautiful, dynamic country of Vietnam and the friendly, hospitable Vietnamese people...

The General Secretary's wife introduced and experienced making Hanoi green rice cake with the Japanese Prime Minister's wife.

The two ladies enjoyed green rice cakes. Mrs. Ishiba Yoshiko was delighted with the traditional Vietnamese cake. She shared that in Japan, people also consider rice as the main food in their daily meals, but this was the first time she had seen and experienced a cake made from green rice.

Sharing her experiences on the first day of visiting Japanese enterprises in Vietnam and the Vietnam Women's Museum, Ms. Ishiba Yoshiko highly appreciated the diligence, hard work, efforts and dedication of the Vietnamese people and young generation; expressed her admiration for the steadfastness, strength and many important contributions of Vietnamese women in historical periods.

The General Secretary's wife expressed her appreciation for the friendship and closeness that the Japanese Prime Minister and his wife have for Vietnam, especially their good feelings and assessments of the country and people of Vietnam.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly also shared about the pride of the Vietnamese people in generations of women, who have always promoted the spirit of "heroic, indomitable, loyal, and responsible" and the qualities of "good at national affairs and good at housework" during the years of fighting for national independence in the past and in the current process of building and developing the country.

The two ladies discussed the unique cultural and artistic values ​​of each country, including many cultural and culinary products of Vietnam and Japan that are popular with the people of both countries.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly respectfully presented Madam Ishiba Yoshiko with two Vietnamese silk scarves, with images of lotus and chrysanthemum flowers, typical of the traditional cultures of Vietnam and Japan.

Madam Ishiba Yoshiko said that the two countries have many cultural similarities. She hopes that both sides will promote exchange and cooperation programs to widely spread fundamental values, considering this a bridge to foster friendship and understanding between the two peoples.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thu-tuong-nhat-ban-viet-nam-la-doi-tac-khong-the-thieu-2395802.html