The Japanese Government will send experts to Vietnam to investigate the incident with their Vietnamese counterparts, said Mr Hitoshi during a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on October 9.
After assuring Mr Dung that Japan will establish its own investigation committee, Mr Hitoshi said that the Japanese Government does not consider the incident an obstacle to future official development funds for Vietnam.
He apologised to the Vietnamese Government for the incident and expressed his sympathy towards the victims’ families.
PM Dung welcomed Japan’s goodwill and said that Vietnam has established a national committee in charge of identifying the causes of the disaster as well as responsibilities of relevant parties.
The two governments should cooperate closely to resolve the incident in accordance with Vietnamese law and international practice, said Mr Dung.
Two spans of the Japanese-funded bridge collapsed on September 26, killing 53 people, injuring 80 others and leaving one missing.
*** The General Electrics (GE) group from the US on October 8 presented more than US$60,000 as relief aid to the families of the victims of the recent Can Tho bridge collapse.
GE Vietnam president Nguyen My Lan said the sum will further contribute to the worldwide relief efforts for the victims of the incident.
The sum will be given to the victims’ families through the southern Vinh Long provincial People’s Committee and the provincial Fatherland Front.
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