PM welcomes establishment of Vietnam-Japan University
(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has applauded the proposed establishment of a Vietnam-Japan University in Hanoi, promoted by the two countries’ partners and supported by the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA).
The JVFPA Chairman expressed his delight at the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership’s positive development and the shared determination to forge cooperative relations in economics, trade, investment, science-technology, and education-training.
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| PM Dung receives Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (JVPFA) representatives. Photo: VGP |
Meeting with Japan's International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) President Ken Matsuzawa, Dung recalled the cross-cultural exchange activities that marked the 2013 Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year 2013 and deepened the friendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples.
He encouraged the FEC to sustain its practical contributions that enrich bilateral ties in economics, trade, investment, and human resources development.
Ken noted the FEC regularly arranges Japanese delegation visits to Vietnam, creating opportunities to investigate potential investments and conduct exchanges with Vietnamese partners.
In his meeting with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) CEO and Executive Managing Director Hiroshi Watanabe, PM Dung asked the institution to shore up its support for important Vietnamese projects—particularly in transport infrastructure and energy, and Japanese investors wishing to expand their Vietnam-based business.
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| PM Dung meets with CEO and Executive Managing Director Hiroshi Watanabe Photo: VGP |
The Vietnamese Government is committed to creating favourable conditions for the operation of JBIC and Japanese enterprises, he said.
PM Dung received Japanese Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation Director Professor Natsume Nagato with words of gratitude for the foundation’s work on behalf of underprivileged Vietnamese children. He noted Professor Nagato’s foundation has conducted cleft palate surgery on more than 3,000 Vietnamese children over the past 20 years.
Professor Natsume Nagato affirmed the association will continue its efforts to help Vietnamese children. He recommended enhancing bilateral cooperation in in cancer prevention and treatment as well.
On the same day, PM Dung joined other ASEAN leaders at a tea party hosted by the Japanese Emperor and Empress, and later at a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
He is scheduled to participate in the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit—marking the 40th anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan dialogue—and the fifth Mekong-Japan summit on December 14.