In talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh this morning, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru said that President Ho Chi Minh's leadership role with the consistent ideological foundation of peace and charity was the key factor for the success of the struggle for national liberation and reunification.
He shared his deep impressions of Vietnam's development since his visit as a young parliamentarian 35 years ago.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam considers Japan one of its most important and reliable partners, and that the two countries' relationship has increasingly broad potential for cooperation...
Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized that Japan will continue to accompany Vietnam in the new era, supporting socio-economic development, building an independent and self-reliant economy, implementing industrialization, modernization, and developing science and technology.
The two Prime Ministers agreed to enhance political trust through maintaining annual high-level visits and contacts; promote exchanges to soon carry out a visit to Vietnam by the Japanese Emperor and Empress...
The two Prime Ministers agreed to deepen economic cooperation as a key pillar of the relationship, promote more substantial and sustainable economic links, thereby supporting each other's development in the context of the difficult international economic situation.
Appreciating the progress made in a number of important projects such as Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Line 1, the two sides agreed to speed up and set specific progress for many iconic projects such as Vietnam - Japan University, Cho Ray Hospital 2 as well as projects of the Vietnam Space Center...
The two sides agreed to promote high-tech agricultural cooperation associated with ensuring the food supply chain, and signed the Medium- and Long-term Vision on Agricultural Cooperation for the 2025-2030 period in 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is determined to improve the investment and business environment to create conditions for Japanese investors to continue investing and doing business successfully.
The two Prime Ministers identified cooperation in science and technology, innovation, and training of high-quality human resources as new pillars of the relationship; promoting cooperation in developing the digital economy, semiconductors, quantum, atomic energy, IT, artificial intelligence, green transformation, energy transformation, etc.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that Japan continue to support Vietnam in training high-quality human resources, enhance cooperation between research and training institutions, scientists and businesses of the two countries; increase the provision of scholarships for Vietnamese students and researchers; and support the community of 70 enterprises and 5,000 IT engineers of Vietnam to actively participate in Japan's IT supply chain and digital transformation process.
Prime Minister Ishiba affirmed that Japan will support joint research projects and PhD training in semiconductors in Vietnam through the Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation Project (NEXUS).
Japan wants to implement 15 projects in the energy transition sector worth more than 20 billion USD within the framework of the Asian Energy Transition Initiative (AETI) and the Asian Net Zero Emission Community (AZEC).
The two Prime Ministers agreed to promote cooperation in responding to natural disasters and climate change, connecting human resources through labor cooperation, local cooperation, cultural exchange, and people-to-people exchange.
To facilitate the Vietnamese community in Japan, in 2025, the two sides will initiate negotiations on the Vietnam-Japan Social Insurance Agreement and promote the development of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on the new labor program “Employment for skills development”.
Prime Minister Ishiba highly appreciated the contribution and affirmed that he will continue to care for, support and create favorable conditions for the community of more than 600,000 Vietnamese people in Japan. The two sides agreed to continue discussing the simplification of procedures and the expansion of visa issuance to Japan for Vietnamese citizens, aiming at the goal of 2 million tourists visiting each other each year.
The two Prime Ministers agreed to continue close coordination at international and regional forums. The two sides affirmed the importance of maintaining the international order and a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based trade system, on the basis of respect for the fundamental principles of international law and the United Nations Charter...
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/viet-nam-va-nhat-ban-nhat-tri-trao-doi-ve-don-gian-thu-tuc-mo-rong-cap-thi-thuc-2396021.html
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