The same day, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh voiced sympathies to Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu.
Sympathies to Japan over losses by torrential rains
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 8 extended sympathies to his Japanese counterpart Abe Shinzo over human and material losses caused by torrential downpours on Kyushu island.