PM Nguyen Tan Dung on March 20 received visiting former Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama, saying that Vietnam wants to deepen the strategic partnership with Japan, making it more practical, effective and stable.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung and former Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama , Ha Noi, March 20, 2012 – Photo:VGP
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Mr. Hatoyama is now President of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
The Vietnamese PM proposed the two sides strengthen relations at various levels through exchange of visits by parliamentary delegations, to enhance ties and mutual understanding.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung also proposed the National Diet of Japan, the country’s parliament, support the provision of ODA to Vietnam, especially in developing infrastructure and coping with climate change, as well as Japanese firms’ coming to Vietnam to invest in the mode of public-private partnership.
The two sides should also foster cooperation on education, training, security and defense. Vietnam wants Japan to grant more scholarships to Vietnamese students who study in Japan, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Vietnamese PM proposed Japan continue to cooperate and fund research projects to manage and use resources from the Mekong River more effectively and sustainably.
Mr. Hatoyama said Vietnam and Japan should beef up economic, trade and investment cooperation, including on energy, rare earth exploitation, and climate change response.
He said he will continue to help bolster the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, especially on economy, trade, investment, ODA and education.
Last year, two-way trade between the two countries surged 30%.