>>> Vice NA Chairman begins visit to Japan
Meeting with Tadamori Oshima, NA Vice Chairman Luu spoke highly of the Japanese lower house leader’s visit to Vietnam last May, saying the trip has significantly contributed to strengthening the extensive strategic relations between Vietnam and Japan.
He extended the greetings of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Tadamori Oshima and the other members of the lower house.
For his part, Tadamori Oshima expressed his pleasure with the fruitful development of the Vietnam-Japan relationship, demonstrated through the exchange of visits by their high-ranking leaders since the beginning of this year.
The host said that he hopes that the friendship between the two countries, as well as the relationship between the Vietnamese NA and Japan’s House of Representatives, will improve even further.
During his discussions with Akira Gunji, the Vietnamese legislator expressed his happiness with the fine relationship which exists between Vietnam and Japan.
Echoing Luu’s views, Akira Gunji said that their bilateral cooperation is thriving across many sectors, such as economy, politics and culture.
He described the visit to Vietnam made by the Japanese Emperor and Empress in February 2017 as a symbol of their friendship.
Akira Gunji stated his hope that the Vietnamese legislator and Japan’s House of Councillors, alongside the two countries’ parliamentarians, will increase their exchanges, looking towards the celebration of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2018.
He highly values the Vietnamese NA’s role as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) and the country’s hosting of the 26th APPF scheduled for January 2018.
Following the talks, NA Vice Chairman Luu and his entourage visited the headquarters of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, where they were briefed on the bodies’ operations.
