Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the request at his separate meetings with Takesaki Hironobu, the Chief Justice of Japan’s Supreme Court, and Taki Makoto, Minister of Justice, in Tokyo on July 4.

After amending and supplementing the 1982 Constitution, the Vietnamese National Assembly will focus on improving the way it carries out judicial and legal procedures, said Phuc.

He highlighted the support and cooperation that Japan’s Supreme Court has provided for Vietnam, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) over the past 15 years. He stated that they have helped to raise the capacity of Vietnam’s courts in many different ways, in line with the country’s need for legal reforms.

The Japanese Chief Justice said he is keen to share Japan’s expertise and work with his Vietnamese colleagues in a long-term, effective and substantial manner.

At a meeting with Minister Taki Makoto, Phuc hailed the efforts made by the senior Japanese legal specialists and advisors in helping Vietnam draw up and improve drafts on civil, economic and procedural laws.

He suggested that judicial agencies from both countries step up cooperation on judicial assistance in civil, commercial and criminal affairs, to deal with rising civil and commercial transactions between the two countries.