TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday expressed his wish that Japan and Viet Nam accelerate the process of negotiation on an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
While meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Tokyo, who is on an official visit, Prime Minister Abe said Japan is considering three construction projects on which he and his Vietnamese counterpart had agreed, namely an express railway and a highway linking the northern and southern regions and the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park.
Khiem informed the Japanese prime minister of the result of the first session of the Viet Nam-Japan Cooperation Committee.
He also said Japanese politicians and entrepreneurs in various meetings showed strong support for developing relations with Viet Nam, particularly in the implementation of the above-mentioned three projects.
Khiem conveyed President Nguyen Minh Triet’s invitation to visit Viet Nam to the Japanese Emperor and Queen and members of the Royal family.
The same day, the deputy prime minister met with Minister of Finance Koji Omi, Minister for Administrative Reform Sato Genichiro, and Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano.
He also received Nikkei President Rykio Sugita and representatives from other big groups.
In other meetings, Khiem met with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday.
The two ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding for establishment of the Viet Nam-Japan Co-operation Committee.
The committee was established according to the initiative of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his visit to Japan last October.
After the signing ceremony, the two ministers chaired the first meeting of the committee, where they agreed that relations between the two sides were headed to a new stage in strategic partnership relations for peace and prosperity in Asia.
While meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Tokyo, who is on an official visit, Prime Minister Abe said Japan is considering three construction projects on which he and his Vietnamese counterpart had agreed, namely an express railway and a highway linking the northern and southern regions and the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park.
Khiem informed the Japanese prime minister of the result of the first session of the Viet Nam-Japan Cooperation Committee.
He also said Japanese politicians and entrepreneurs in various meetings showed strong support for developing relations with Viet Nam, particularly in the implementation of the above-mentioned three projects.
Khiem conveyed President Nguyen Minh Triet’s invitation to visit Viet Nam to the Japanese Emperor and Queen and members of the Royal family.
The same day, the deputy prime minister met with Minister of Finance Koji Omi, Minister for Administrative Reform Sato Genichiro, and Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano.
He also received Nikkei President Rykio Sugita and representatives from other big groups.
In other meetings, Khiem met with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday.
The two ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding for establishment of the Viet Nam-Japan Co-operation Committee.
The committee was established according to the initiative of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his visit to Japan last October.
After the signing ceremony, the two ministers chaired the first meeting of the committee, where they agreed that relations between the two sides were headed to a new stage in strategic partnership relations for peace and prosperity in Asia.
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