Top Vietnamese leader To Lam and spouse conclude Japan visit
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Tokyo on November 11, concluding their four-day official visit to Japan.
During the visit, General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse met with and attended a banquet hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace.
The top Vietnamese leader attended held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, delivered joint press statements and witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents. He also addressed the Japanese Diet, visited Kanagawa Prefecture and held a number of other important high-level engagements.
During talks in Tokyo on November 9, General Secretary and President To Lam and Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reaffirmed that Vietnam and Japan are each other’s leading and long-term important partners, sharing many common interests, with the development of one country creating favourable conditions for the other.
Both sides spoke highly of the strong, comprehensive and substantive progress in Vietnam–Japan relations, particularly since the two countries upgraded their ties in 2023 to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World.
Political trust has been significantly strengthened through regular high-level exchanges and engagements across Party, Government and parliamentary channels. Dialogue mechanisms involving agencies, ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries have also been effectively implemented.
Amid an increasingly complex international environment and in line with their new strategic vision for bilateral relations, General Secretary and President To Lam and Prime Minister Takaichi agreed to adopt a Vietnam–Japan Joint Vision Statement. The statement aims to elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World to new heights, guided by the spirit of being partners who accompany and co-create, for mutual benefit, high-quality growth, strategic autonomy and resilience.
Building on each country’s needs and interests in pursuing growth, strengthening strategic autonomy and resilience, as well as the longstanding foundation of bilateral economic cooperation, the two sides agreed to enhance economic connectivity in a sustainable and long-term manner. This cooperation will be based on equality, co-creation, complementarity, mutual support and shared benefits.
The two countries will work closely together in their development efforts, pooling knowledge and resources, jointly creating new value and sharing the benefits of cooperation.
They identified four interconnected and mutually reinforcing pillars of cooperation, namely science, technology and innovation; education, training and human resource development; production and supply chain connectivity; and finance, investment and development assistance.
The outcomes of General Secretary and President To Lam’s visit have made an important contribution to further consolidating and deepening the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They also provide fresh impetus for substantive and comprehensive cooperation across key areas, opening up further development opportunities for both countries, delivering tangible benefits to their people and contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Vietnamese leader To Lam and spouse meet Japan’s Emperor and Empress
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, met with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan in Tokyo on November 11 as part of their official visit to Japan.
