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Japanese Prime Minister Suga and his wife this afternoon to Noi Bai airport, starting an official visit to Vietnam that will last until October 20.
The leading Japanese flight landed at 6 pm, as scheduled.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over the official welcoming ceremony for his Japanese counterpart on the morning of October 19. Subsequently, the two leaders held talks, witnessed the signing of the document and met with the press. Mr. Suga will greet the Secretary General and the President of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong, meet with the President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, socially receive the Head of the Central Organizing Committee, President of the Vietnam Friendship Group – Nhat Pham Minh. Principal.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga and his wife at Noi Bai Airport this afternoon. Image: Ngoc Thanh.
On October 19, the Prime Minister of Japan carried out a number of other visit activities, including meeting students from Vietnam-Japan University, visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, visiting the House on Stilts and laying an offering floral in the Monument. recite the heroic martyrs. The reception was held in the evening of the same day. The next day, Mr. Suga will leave Vietnam for Indonesia.
Vietnam is the first destination of the new Prime Minister Suga’s first trip abroad. Mr. Suga’s visit took place in the context of a prosperous relationship between Vietnam and Japan, and Japan remains Vietnam’s main economic partner. Through the visit, the Japanese prime minister wanted to continue strengthening relations with Vietnam, exchanging measures to promote cooperation in the fields and exchanging regional and international issues of mutual interest, according to her. Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
The Japanese prime minister and his wife get off the plane. Image: Ngoc Thanh.
Observers said that the Prime Minister of Japan visited Vietnam while Hanoi was the President of ASEAN to show support for the Association’s central role. At the same time, Japan wants to work with Vietnam to define a direction for long-term cooperation under the influence of Covid-19, especially cooperation in the new global supply chain.
Vietnam and Japan have established diplomatic relations since 1973, maintaining the broad framework of strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia established in March 2014.
Prime Minister Suga was born in 1948, graduated from Hosei University School of Law. He began his political career in 1975, serving as a senator’s secretary and later as the Chief of the Cabinet Office of Japan under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. On September 16, he became Prime Minister of Japan after a parliamentary vote, replacing Mr. Abe, who resigned due to health problems.
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