PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Viet Nam-Japan Special Friendship Ambassador Ryotaro Sugi, Ha Noi, September 20, 2016 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu |
The Vietnamese Government and people highly valued the contribution of the Ambassador in such areas as culture, art, people-to-people exchange and humanitarian activities over the past 30 years, said the PM, adding that the Ambassador’s activities have contributed to strengthening mutual knowledge on culture and people, creating foundation for consolidating the two nations’ relationship.
The PM expected that in the future, the Ambassador will continue launching realistic initiatives and activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the two sides’ diplomatic ties by 2018.
PM Phuc expressed his hope that the Japanese businesses will pour more investment in Viet Nam and accelerate economics and trade links to bring benefits for both.
For his side, Ambassador Ryotaro Sugi hailed the development potentials of Viet Nam and the two nations’ cooperative potentials in fields of economics, politics and culture.
By Thuy Dung