Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Yoshitaka Shindo, Japanese Minister in charge of the CPTPP. (Photo: VGP/ Nhat Bac)

Mr. Chinh made the statement when receiving Yoshitaka Shindo, Japan’s Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, New Capitalism, Startups, Infectious Disease Crisis Management, and Social Security Reform, and the CPTPP, in Hanoi.

To continue to bolster bilateral cooperation between the two countries, the Prime Minister called on the Japanese Government to maintain cooperation with and support Vietnam in the cause of national industrialisation and modernisation based on science, technology, innovation, green growth, digital economy, circular economy, sharing economy, and knowledge-based economy.

He hoped Japan will continue to share experiences and cooperate with Vietnam in the field of agriculture, climate change response, coping with population aging; education and training, people-to-people exchange and tourism. Mr. Chinh also asked for Japan’s assistance for Vietnamese businesses to participate in the global supply chain, production chain, and distribution chain.

The Japanese minister said Japan hopes Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with Japan and other CPTPP members to effectively implement the agreement.