Vietnamese President to address Japanese lawmakers during coming visit

During the November 27-30, President Thuong will also hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, pay a courtesy visit to the Emperor and Empress, and meet other senior Japanese leaders, Hang said at a press briefing in Hanoi on November 23.

This is Thuong’s first visit to Japan in his capacity as Vietnamese President, and the fourth time the President of Vietnam has visited Japan since the two countries established diplomatic relations in September 1973. The visit takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating 50 years of their diplomatic relations and nine years of their extensive strategic partnership.

The visit will contribute to further deepening political, diplomatic, economic, trade and investment relations between the two countries; and promoting bilateral cooperation in new fields such as green transformation, innovation, and digital transformation; in the interest of the two peoples, for peace, cooperation, development and prosperity in the region and the wider world, said the spokesperson.

Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1973 and raised their ties to a strategic partnership in 2009. Five years later, the two countries established an extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia.

Japan is the first country of the group of seven industrialised countries (G7) to recognize Vietnam’s market economy status. It has twice invited Vietnamese leaders to attend the expanded G7 Summit. Vietnam - Japan relations have high political trust, and the two countries share common views on many regional and international issues.

Japan is Vietnam’s leading economic partner, ranking first in ODA aid provision, second in labour cooperation, third in investment and tourism, and fourth in trade. Two-way trade turnover between the two countries last year reached nearly US$50 billion, including US$24.2 billion worth of Vietnamese exports.