Productive discussions held in Hanoi between the leaders of our website and the Japanese Prime Ministers
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PM Phạm Minh Chính and Ishiba Shigeru, Japan's Prime Minister, met in Hà Nội on Monday for a productive meeting that covered multiple areas of mutual interest. The talks, as they emphasized, have injected new momentum into the already thriving Vietnam-Japan relationship.
In a joint press conference, Chính welcomed the Japanese contingent, praising their sincere, trustworthy, practical, and mutually beneficial stance towards Vietnam. He noted the shared achievements between the two countries and the opportunities available for them to support and learn from each other.
The leaders met to discuss key priorities, focusing on the future of State visits, the progress of ongoing projects, and the directions for solidifying the bond between the two nations in the years to come. They agreed to enhance political trust, boost dialogue mechanisms, and strengthen collaboration across various sectors, including science, technology, digital transformation, workforce training, agriculture, local partnerships, people-to-people exchanges, and tourism.
Chính highlighted the commitment of both countries to advance cooperation in new pillars like science, technology, digital transformation, and green transition, among others. They are also keen on fostering engagements at all levels – Party, State, and parliamentary – and institutionalizing regular meetings between the two Prime Ministers.
In the economic realm, both leaders stressed the importance of multilateralism and cooperation for mutual growth. They plan to deepen economic, trade, and investment cooperation, with a focus on promoting new-generation ODA for strategic infrastructure projects, fast-tracking symbolic joint ventures, and improving the investment climate, particularly for Japanese investors.
They also discussed collaboration in digital transformation, semiconductors, quantum technology, nuclear energy, AI, IoT, and cloud computing. For example, Japan is supporting joint research projects, a plan to train 250 Vietnamese PhD students in semiconductors, and facilitating the involvement of Vietnamese tech companies and IT engineers in Japan's digital supply chain and transformation efforts.
The two leaders emphasized the need for enhanced collaboration in green transition issues, with Japan pledging to support 15 green energy transition projects worth over $20 billion as part of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative. Vietnam, in return, welcomed this support and promised to strengthen human resource mobility, locality-to-locality partnerships, cultural exchanges, and tourism.
Agreeing to work together to organize the Việt Nam-Japan Localities Forum in Vietnam by the end of 2025, the two sides also touched on issues like social insurance, labor cooperation, and the importance of preserving peace and stability in the East Sea (South China Sea).
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Ishiba Shigeru at the joint press briefing in Hà Nội on Monday. VNA/VNS Photo
Both leaders maintained that they would support each other’s development goals, cooperate on regional and international issues of mutual interest, and continue promoting peace, stability, and development in the region. Japan affirmed its commitment to support Vietnam during Vietnam's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2027, and Vietnam expressed its intention to participate in Vietnam Day activities at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
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- The environment has become a key priority for Vietnam and Japan in their mutual discussions, with both nations expressing a commitment to advance cooperation in green transition.
- The Vietnam-Japan relationship has injected new momentum, particularly in the areas of science and technology, with a focus on joint research projects and training Vietnamese PhD students in semiconductors.
- In the realm of politics, the leaders stressed the importance of multilateralism and cooperation for mutual growth, and plan to deepen economic, trade, and investment ties.
- Vietnam and Japan are keen to foster collaborations at all levels, including through institutionalizing regular meetings between the two Prime Ministers and strengthening dialogue mechanisms.
- In the field of culture, both countries have highlighted the need for human resource mobility, locality-to-locality partnerships, and cultural exchanges.
- The education sector will also benefit from this partnership, with a plan to train 250 Vietnamese PhD students in semiconductors.
- Technology will play a significant role in the Vietnam-Japan cooperation, extending to areas like digital transformation, quantum technology, nuclear energy, AI, IoT, and cloud computing.
- The ongoing collaboration between Vietnam and Japan extends to the energy sector, with Japan pledging to support 15 green energy transition projects worth over $20 billion as part of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative.
- Both leaders agreed to work towards organizing the Việt Nam-Japan Localities Forum in Vietnam by the end of 2025.
- In addition to the environmental and economic aspects, Vietnam and Japan have also addressed issues like social insurance, labor cooperation, and the importance of preserving peace and stability in the East Sea (South China Sea).
- Japan has affirmed its commitment to support Vietnam during Vietnam's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2027, while Vietnam has expressed its intention to participate in Vietnam Day activities at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
- In their dialogue on the general-news front, both leaders maintained that they would support each other’s development goals, cooperate on regional and international issues of mutual interest, and continue promoting peace, stability, and development in the region.
