Continue to promote the Volunteer Dispatch Program, strengthening Vietnam-Japan friendship

On October 29, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu received the Head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam and a delegation of senior Japanese volunteers on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the official implementation of the Joint Operational Volunteers (JOCVs) Program in Vietnam.

Báo Quốc Tế•29/10/2025

Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu highly appreciated the ODA projects and the JOCVs program. (Photo: Trung Hieu).

During a meeting with the Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam and 41 senior Japanese volunteers visiting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu congratulated the JOCVs Program on its 30th anniversary of implementation in Vietnam.

The Deputy Minister highly appreciated ODA projects in general, and the JOCVs program in particular, which have made important contributions to Vietnam's socio -economic development as well as strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan over the past 30 years.

Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu received the delegation in a joyful and warm atmosphere reflecting the friendship between Vietnam and Japan. (Photo: Trung Hieu)

Reporting on the situation of sending Japanese volunteers to Vietnam, Mr. Kobayashi Yosuke, Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam, thanked the Government and relevant ministries for creating favorable conditions for the program's smooth implementation.

Representatives of volunteers working in the fields of rehabilitation, Japanese language teaching, cultural development, and community tourism shared their feelings about life and work during their time in Vietnam, thanking the Vietnamese Government, local authorities, and relevant agencies for their care and support during their stay and work in Vietnam. The volunteers expressed their love for Vietnam, its people, and its culture, and shared their plans to return after their deployment ends.

Expressing delight at the positive, increasingly comprehensive and substantive development of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with high political trust, Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu requested the Japanese Government and JICA to continue paying attention to promoting ODA cooperation between the two countries in general, and the volunteer dispatch program in particular, expanding volunteer dispatch to areas where Japan has strengths and Vietnam has needs such as infrastructure development, institutional improvement, innovation, science and technology, promoting cultural exchange and people-to-people exchanges…

The Deputy Minister expressed his hope that the volunteers would continue to foster their understanding and love for Vietnam, serving as a positive bridge and contributing to the development of friendly cooperation and mutual understanding between the people of the two countries after returning to Japan.

Members of the senior Japanese volunteer delegation share about their charitable activities in several mountainous provinces in northern Vietnam. (Photo: Trung Hieu)

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