PM Chinh praised the valuable contribution made by the former PM to the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership.
He invited Hatoyama to visit Vietnam again, and asked the President of the East Asian Community Institute to continue support the Vietnam-Japan ties.
Former PM Hatoyama appreciated the visit by the Vietnamese PM, and expressed his joy at progress of projects funded by Japanese ODA that were launched during the time he was Prime Minister of Japan.
He affirmed that he is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in any position so that the bilateral ties continue to grow strongly.
