Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law for the Vietnam Coast Guard and Vice Commandant Watanabe Yasunori of the Japan Coast Guard (Photo: canhsatbien.vn)

At the 4‑day meeting, the two sides reviewed their cooperative activities, including sending ships to visit each other and coordinating in non-combat exercises at sea, exchanging high-level delegations, completing procedures for a project on improving maritime law enforcement capacity for the Vietnam Coast Guard funded by Japan and the 10th bilateral meeting between the two forces.

Major General Kien emphasized that all activities of cooperation between the two forces in 2023 have been carried out seriously and effectively, thus helping the Coast Guards of Vietnam and Japan improve their law enforcement capacity at sea.

The event contributed to a series of cooperative activities this year to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations. The two sides agreed to hold cooperative activities in 2024, including organizing the 11th bilateral meeting between the two forces in Vietnam.