Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Nishimura Teiichi, President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Kansai region of Japan. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
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At a meeting on Monday in Hanoi with Nishimura Teiichi, President of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Kansai region, Prime Minister Chinh applauded the flourishing comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, in which the Kansai region plays an important role in trade investment in Vietnam.
He urged the Association to strengthen tourism, cultural and people-to-people connections and continue to organize cherry blossom festivals in Vietnamese localities. The Prime Minister also asked the Kansai region government to continue to support 100,000 Vietnamese people there.
Mr. Nishimura Teiichi said the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Kansai region will continue to act as a bridge between the two countries.