Hanoi(WNAM Monitoring): National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Fujimoto Masayoshi and Hyodo Masayuki, chairmen of the Japan – Vietnam Economic Committee at the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), along with leaders of some Keidanren member enterprises in Hanoi on March 28.
The Keidanren delegation is in Vietnam to attend a high-level meeting held on March 27 to launch the first phase of the Vietnam – Japan Joint Initiative in the new era.
Chairman Hue lauded Keidanren’s cooperation and contributions, along with the two chairmen and Japanese enterprises’ role in promoting the two countries’ relations and Japanese investment in Vietnam.
Fujimoto and Hyodo expressed their delight at the recent upgrade of the two countries’ relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.
In the new development period, Keidanren hopes to continue fostering bilateral economic connections, they said, noting that survey results released by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in late December 2023 show that last year, Vietnam emerged as the second place among the countries or regions with the best business prospects in Japanese enterprises’ eyes.
They added that in the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative, Japan views Vietnam as an extremely important partner.
Applauding the sound development of the Vietnam – Japan relations in all spheres, Hue spoke highly of the Vietnam – Japan Joint Initiative, which has been carried out successfully over the last 20 years.
Vietnam always attaches importance to and supports Japanese enterprises to make investment, do business, and give proposals on policies, administrative procedure reform, and investment climate improvement in the Southeast Asian nation, he stated.
