Japanese PM Fumio Kishida begins Vietnam visit
VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hanoi on April 30, beginning a two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.
The Vietnam visit is part of Kishida’s Southeast Asia tour to realize Japan’s vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific and enhance coordination on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).
This is his first visit to Vietnam after he took office last October.
While in Hanoi, PM Kishida is scheduled to hold talks with PM Pham Minh Chinh on May 1.
He will also have meetings with other senior Vietnamese leaders, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic ties in 1973, and they raised their relations to a level of Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia in 2014.
Japan was the first G7 country that recognized Vietnam’s market economy status in October 2011. It is Vietnam’s leading economic partner, the largest ODA donor, the third largest tourism partner, and the fourth largest trade partner.
Bilateral trade turnover reached US$42.7 billion last year. As of March 20, Japan had 4,828 valid FDI projects in Vietnam with a total registered investment capital of more than US$64.4 billion, ranking third after the Republic of Korea and Singapore.
