JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA
JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA: chief representative
As Vietnam and Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute to Vietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA).
Chief Representative of the JICA Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As Vietnamand Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute toVietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA).
So said Chief Representative of theJICA Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira in an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency.
He noted that cooperating with Vietnam since 1992, JICA has providedover 3 trillion JPY (23.5 billion USD) in financial aid, sent about 15,000Japanese experts to the Southeast Asian country, and trained 27,000 Vietnamesepersonnel.
Via close cooperation with Vietnamese partners, JICA projects haveobtained substantial achievements, helping the country realise the SustainableDevelopment Goals and promote cohesion and development across the entireAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
In fiscal year 2021, 10.8 billion JPYin loans was committed for Japan’s ODA projects, 4.9 billion JPY in assistancesupplied via technical cooperation projects, and another 700 million JPY fornon-refundable aid projects. These projects numbered more than 100, accordingto Shimizu.
Representatives of JICA and the Quang Nam provincial People's Committee show a signed agreement on support for Japanese experts to help the province restore Cau Pagoda. (Photo: VNA)
He also highlighted cooperation inhealth care, including COVID-19 control, personnel training, water drainage andwastewater treatment, wind power development, and urban railway construction.
Pointing out some obstacles to theimplementation of ODA projects, the Chief Representative said as public investmentplays a crucial role in fostering Vietnam’s economic growth, the VietnameseGovernment should issue new policies to step up the solid and effectivecompletion of existing projects and form new projects matching the country’sorientations.
Shimizu noted that in 2023, when diplomaticties turn 50, apart from exerting stronger efforts to contribute to Vietnam’sdevelopment via ODA cooperation, JICA will further boost people-to-peopleconnectivity to help cement the two countries’ friendship so that theirrelations will continue to be enhanced and make breakthrough progress in thenext 50 years.
This year, JICA will focus cooperationon four areas, namely developing high-quality infrastructure, human resourcestraining, health care, and carbon neutralisation, he said, expressing his hopethat Vietnam will continue using ODA effectively and consider this as aconvenient capital mobilisation method and a way to apply foreign advancedtechnologies in the country./.
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam has disbursed some 10.8 billion JPY (75 million USD) worth of ODA in Vietnam, exclusive of funding for the private sector, between April 2021 and March 2022, according to Chief Representative Shimizu Akira.
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Chief Representative of the JICA Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA) 
Representatives of JICA and the Quang Nam provincial People's Committee show a signed agreement on support for Japanese experts to help the province restore Cau Pagoda. (Photo: VNA) 
