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The Secretary General and President of State, Nguyen Phu Trong, receives the Japanese Prime Minister, Suga Yoshihide – Photo: VNA
At the meeting, Secretary General and President of State Nguyen Phu Trong highly valued the selection of Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide of Vietnam as the first visiting country after taking office, showing special appreciation for Vietnam and its relations. two countries.
The Secretary General and President of State, Nguyen Phu Trong, expressed his satisfaction that the relations of the two countries in recent years have made solid, substantial and effective progress with high political confidence in all fields. spirit of the “Declaration on a Joint Vision of Vietnam-Japan Relations”.
The two countries have clearly demonstrated the spirit of a broad strategic partnership, being a good friend in difficult times, sharing, actively cooperating and supporting each other in preventing the COVID-19 epidemic.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide expressed his pleasure in revisiting Vietnam in his new role; I thank the Secretary General, President of State Nguyen Phu Trong, the leaders and the people of Vietnam for giving the high-level Japanese delegation a warm and sincere welcome.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide expressed his impression of Vietnam’s achievements in the reform cause; expressed his admiration for the fact that Vietnam has successfully controlled the COVID-19 pandemic; stated that Japan attaches great importance to Vietnam’s position in the region, always supports the development of Vietnam; affirming that the new Japanese government inherits and comprehensively develops the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, which has been built by generations of leaders and people from the two countries over the years.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide briefed Secretary General and President of State Nguyen Phu Trong on the results of talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; He affirmed the desire to maintain high-level and all-level exchanges in many practical and effective ways, gradually restoring travel activities and cooperation in all fields between the two countries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide feed fish in Uncle Ho’s fish pond in the Ho Chi Minh monument area after talks on October 19 – Photo: VNA
Secretary General and President of State Nguyen Phu Trong said that Vietnam is successfully controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and is actively preparing for the 13th Party Congress. Vietnam will continue to persevere in its foreign policy of independence, autonomy, peace, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of its foreign relations, and will promote relations with more and more partners. depth, which always defines Japan as the most important and long-term strategic partner with high reliability.
The Secretary General and President of State, Nguyen Phu Trong, highly valued Japan’s position on the East Sea issue, including the peaceful settlement of disputes and disagreements, on the basis of international law. especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide highly valued Vietnam’s active, effective and responsible activities as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2020-2021, President of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Asia (ASEAN) 2020; stated that Japan will continue to work closely with Vietnam in regional and international forums; He expressed support for the position of Vietnam and ASEAN on the South China Sea issue.
The two leaders expressed their belief that the relationship between the two ruling parties of the two countries will continue to develop further in the new period on the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the two parties, creating a good political foundation for development. . develop bilateral relations in other fields. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide wished the XIII Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam a great success.
