At the meeting, the Chairman and CEO of Mitsui Corporation expressed his deep condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam for the heavy losses caused by natural disasters; highly appreciated the leadership and management of the Government and the Prime Minister , especially in improving the investment and business environment.
Chairman Hori Kenichi assessed that Vietnam is developing rapidly and strongly with a long-term vision; said that Mitsui Group is committed to long-term cooperation and investment and hopes to continue contributing to the national development vision, including the energy sector of Vietnam.
Mr. Hori Kenichi reported to the Prime Minister on new progress in the Block B gas project chain, highly appreciated the capacity of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Technical Services Corporation ( PTSC - part of Petrovietnam); said that he will work with Vietnamese partners to speed up the progress of the entire project chain.
At the same time, Mr. Hori Kenichi presented the group's plan to expand its investment business in the fields of energy and projects related to carbon emission reduction; export of Vietnamese products with added value, especially in the agricultural and aquatic sectors, especially shrimp, wood pellets, food, and circular economy; promote technology consulting transfer, training, and development of human resources in science and technology.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is in a period of strong, comprehensive, increasingly profound and substantial development with high political trust.
Japan is Vietnam's leading economic partner, the number 1 partner in ODA, and is among the leading partners in trade, investment, labor, tourism... Most recently, the Vietnam-Japan Local Cooperation Forum was held very successfully.
The Vietnamese Government always appreciates the role of Japanese enterprises in investment and business cooperation with Vietnamese enterprises, including Mitsui Group.
The effective operations of the corporation and other large Japanese enterprises in recent times have made positive contributions to Vietnam's economic development such as enhancing technology transfer, increasing export revenue, creating jobs and paying taxes to the state budget.
Emphasizing that there is still a lot of room for economic cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, the Prime Minister thanked and welcomed Mitsui Group for its strategic and long-term investment in Vietnam, especially its determination to invest in the Block B gas-fired power project, which has been implemented very quickly in recent times; as well as Mitsui Group's plan to expand investment and business in Vietnam in the coming time.
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is determined to have double-digit growth each year in the coming time, so the demand for energy is very large; with a vision of a hundred-year cooperation, Mitsui Group and Chairman Hori Kenichi should continue to pay attention to promoting cooperation contents between the group and Vietnamese enterprises, further speed up the progress of the Block B gas project, put it into operation early; expand operations and markets, improve efficiency in the energy sector (including wind power, solar power, oil and gas exploitation, combustible ice, etc.), and develop power sources.
Along with that, the group promotes cooperation in the fields of seafood and trade; establishes a research and development center on seafood and energy; transfers technology, trains human resources, cooperates with Ha Long University... achieving many new, more substantial and effective steps forward, each year more effective than the previous year, each decade better than the previous decade, contributing to the common interests of both sides.
The Prime Minister welcomed Mitsui Group’s plan to continue promoting the export of value-added products from Vietnam to international markets. This is an orientation in line with the goal of improving growth quality and increasing the processing and technology content in Vietnam’s export structure.
The Prime Minister said that the Vietnamese Government is committed to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of investors, constantly improving the investment and business environment, perfecting institutions and policies, reforming administrative procedures, implementing the national one-stop investment mechanism, building strategic infrastructure, training high-quality human resources, developing science and technology, and creating all favorable conditions for foreign enterprises, including Japanese enterprises, to invest and do business effectively in Vietnam in the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks.
Ministries and branches will continue to accompany, create favorable conditions, and quickly resolve difficulties to support the group in effectively implementing projects, expanding supply chains, and promoting trade.
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