He is accompanied by Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan, and senior officials from other ministries.

The visit takes place at a time when the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan has developed strongly following a visit to Vietnam in October 2010 by the then Prime Minister Naoto Kan.  Both countries have maintained regular exchanges of delegations at all levels to increase bilateral cooperation.

Japan is a leading economic and trade partner of Vietnam. It is the largest bilateral ODA donor, the third largest trade partner and the fourth largest FDI investor in Vietnam.

The two countries are working on key agreements stated in the 2010 Vietnam-Japan Joint Statement, including projects to build Hoa Lac hi-tech park, Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant, and Long Thanh international airport, as well as cooperating in exploiting rare earth.  

During the visit from October 30 to November 2, Vietnamese and Japanese leaders will discuss measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation in politics, diplomacy, national defence and security, economics, investment, trade, ODA, tourism, culture and education.