Party and State leader hosts Japanese PM’s special envoy

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Party and State leader Nguyen Phu Trong welcomes the Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy Kentaro Sonoura (L).

At the meeting, Sonoura handed over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s letter of congratulations to the Vietnamese Party chief on his election as State President of Vietnam. 

In the letter, PM Abe expressed his confidence that under the leadership of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam will continue to grow and flourish. He also showed a desire to continue his closer cooperation with the Vietnamese leader to help the Japan-Vietnam extensive strategic partnership further develop in an efficient and comprehensive fashion.

Trong also extended his thanks to Japanese King Akihito for sending his congratulations and PM Abe for dispatching a special envoy to deliver the letter.

He noted with joy the comprehensive, strong, and practical expansion of the extensive strategic partnership between the two nations, while affirming that the Vietnamese Party and State always treasure relations with Japan as well as its fruitful cooperation and assistance in a wide range of fields.

Trong also commended the two sides’ coordination in launching a string of meaningful activities to mark the 45th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties throughout 2018.

The Vietnamese Party chief suggested both sides maintain regular high-ranking visits and meetings in order consolidate political trust, promote economic connectivity via stronger links in investment, trade, ODA provision, agriculture, and labour, boost locality-to-locality connections, augment cooperation on human resources training, and strategic connectivity towards deepening the two countries’ friendship.

In reply, Sonoura thanked Trong for his fine sentiment towards and respect for Japanese leaders and stressed that his nation applauds Vietnam’s recent development successes, as well as its role and positive contributions to international and regional issues.
Japan attributes great importance to the ties of cooperation and friendship with Vietnam and will join hands with the country to take their extensive strategic partnership to a higher level, he added.