Party leader meets Japanese House of Councilors President

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with President of the Japanese House of Councilors Masaaki Yamazaki on September 16.
Yamazaki highly valued the development of the countries’ bilateral relations in recent years, especially since ties were elevated to an extensive strategic partnership in 2014.
The Vietnamese Party leader expressed his satisfaction with the results of the Vietnam-Japan partnership, especially in economics. He thanked the Japanese Government for its valuable and effective support through the provision of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam.
“Vietnam wishes to deepen its strategic partnership with Japan,” he also stated, stressing that the country considers Japan an important leading and long-term partner.
He said that he hopes affiliation between the two countries’ agencies at all levels, including co-operation between the Vietnam National Assembly and the House of Councilors, will increase in the coming time.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong also conveyed an invitation to visit Vietnam from NA Chairman Nguyen Sing Hung to President Yamazaki.