VOV.VN - 2023 marks an important year as Vietnam and Japan celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, with their Extensive Strategic Partnership currently at its best level ever thanks to positive developments made in all aspects.

The official visit to Japan from November 27-30 by President Vo Van Thuong will help lift the bilateral ties to a new height through promoting more substantive and effective cooperation in all fields, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said.

Japan is the partner that has signed the most bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Vietnam which open up many opportunities for stronger trade cooperation between the two nations, according to Tran Quang Huy, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Asia-Africa Market Department.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu has said the upcoming official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong from November 27-30 will open up a new chapter in Vietnam-Japan ties.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 26 evening (local time), beginning their official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese State.

VOV.VN - Dr Tomotaka Shoji, director of the Regional Research Division at the National Institute for Defence Studies under the Japanese Ministry of Defence, has laid stress on great potential for future development of Vietnam-Japan ties on the occasion of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's Japan visit is expected to open up a new period of cooperation, thereby further deepening the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation on November 26 departed Hanoi for an official visit to Japan from November 27 – 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong's upcoming visit to Japan holds historical significance as it will be one of the most prominent landmarks of the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Japanese Diet (parliament) during his coming visit, starting on November 27, according to spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.