The President thanked Kyushu authorities for promoting co-operation with Vietnam and their effective support to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka prefecture.
He wished that the island of Kyushu would continue to host Vietnamese technical apprentices working there.
Japan is actively assisting Vietnam in realising its industrialisation strategy within the Vietnam – Japan co-operation framework, which focuses on six priority fields.
The host asked the Kyushu Economic Federation Chairman to facilitate bilateral co-operation in the mentioned fields, including support industries in particular as well as in automobile spare parts, and expressed his belief that the visit would boost Vietnam – Japan collaboration as well as contribute to ties between Kyushu and Vietnamese localities.
Aso Yutaka informed the host of his activities in Vietnam, including visiting Aeon shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City and several Japanese food production facilities, as well as holding talks with Japanese experts and firms in Vietnam.
He hoped that both sides would make further efforts to strengthen their joint work in agriculture, health care and education while establishing sites for facilitating technology transfer in agriculture and fisheries.
Kyushu is the third largest island in Japan and is currently home to over 8,500 Vietnamese nationals. To date nearly 50 regional companies in Kyushu are investing in Vietnam.
