8:04 PM, 20/04/2012
More measures needed to boost VN-Japan ties
VGP – Việt Nam and Japan should take more measures to beef up bilateral cooperation in various fields to fully tap the two countries’ potentials, said PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng.
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PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Japanese Deputy PM Okada Katsuya, Tokyo, Japan, April 20, 2012 – Photo: VGP
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The Government chief made the statement during his meeting with Japanese Deputy PM Okada Katsuya in Tokyo on Friday.
PM Dũng urged the two sides to maintain and increase exchanges of visits at all levels and simplify immigration procedures for Vietnamese students to learn and work in Japan.
Việt Nam also expects to expand cooperation with Japan in the fields of cultural exchanges and human resource training, he said.
The two countries decided to choose the 2013 as the Việt Nam-Japan Friendship Year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Earlier PM Dũng and other heads of delegations to the 4th Mekong-Japan Summit paid a courtesy call to Japanese Emperor Akihito.
By Hải Minh
