Minister Hiroshige Seko expressed his hope to strengthen coordination with Vietnam to build coal-fueled high-capacity thermal power factories and to import liquefied natural gas.
Meanwhile, Minister Keiichi Ishii said Japan is willing to support Vietnam in implementing the North-South high-speed railway project and that he hopes the Southeast Asian country will use Japanese technologies to construct urban railway lines.
He revealed that Japanese businesses are very interested in and want to take part in the construction of Long Thanh International Airport and Ben Thanh Underground Trade Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung proposed Japan offer more official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in the fields of energy, climate change adaptation, the support industry and the construction of large-scale infrastructure, especially for key national projects such as the North-South railway and an expressway connecting Hanoi and the Lao capital city of Vientiane.
He also recommended the Japanese side assist Vietnam in training high-quality human resources, particularly in construction and transport, while sharing experience in the management and operation of high-speed and urban railway systems.
During his stay in Japan, the Deputy PM visited the human resources training centre of Tokyo Metro, the largest subway company in Japan.
Currently, the company is collaborating with Hanoi and HCMC to carry out urban railway projects using Japanese technologies.
It will open training courses for Vietnamese railway staff in the coming time.
