The
Vietnamese Government and people consider Japan a leading partner and will do
their utmost to further develop bilateral ties for the interests and common
development of the two nations.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made this
affirmation while meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in
Tokyo on Nov. 2, the last day of his four-day visit to Japan.
PM Dung stressed that Vietnam highly values
the warm sentiments of the Japanese Emperor and Royal Family towards Vietnam,
as well as the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
He informed the hosts about the results of his
visit, saying that the two sides reached a high level of consensus on both
orientation and specific measures to further consolidate the strategic
partnership.
They agreed to select 2013, which marks the
40th anniversary of bilateral ties, as Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year, he said.
Emperor Akihito spoke highly of PM Dung’s
visit, saying it will create new opportunities and prospects for fostering the
Vietnam-Japan comprehensive cooperation.
He called on the Japanese and Vietnamese
Governments to speed up mutually beneficiary cooperative programs in various
fields.
The Emperor said he hopes that the two sides
will also strengthen close coordination and mutual support at regional and
international forums.
Earlier, at a reception for President of
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sadakazu Tanigaki, PM Dung highly valued
Japan’s continued implementation of ODA commitments to Vietnam, despite serious
losses caused by the March earthquake and tsunami.
He asked Japan to continue cooperation with
Vietnam in implementing development projects in IT software and hardware,
infrastructure, support industry and in training human resources.
Sadakazu Tanigaki affirmed the LDP’s support
for boosting ties between the two countries, as well as assisting Vietnam in
implementing infrastructure and support industry development projects and human
resources development.
On the same day, the Vietnamese Government
leader received Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism Takeshi Maeda.
He expressed the wish for Japanese investors
to work together with the Vietnamese side to reach specific agreements in
cooperation and investment in developing transport infrastructure in Vietnam
under the model of public-private partnership (PPP).
Minister Takeshi Maeda said that Japanese
businesses are interested in investment activities in Vietnam, especially in
building transport infrastructure.
He expressed his wish that the Vietnamese
Government will create favorable conditions for Japanese investors to carry out
projects successfully and effectively in the country.
On Nov. 2, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
witnessed the signing of a US$1.2 billion loan agreement between Japan
International Cooperation Agency and Vietnam’s Finance Ministry.
The funds will be used for a number of
projects, including a $130 million climate change adaptation program, a $272
million Lach Huyen port project and the $522 million Nghi Son thermal power
project.
Other projects include the $181 million Ben
Luc-Long Thanh section of the North-South Expressway and a $93 million project
to use satellites in disaster management and climate change response.
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