President calls for more support from Japan-based specialists' association for Vietnam
President Vo Van Thuong received a delegation of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association led by President of Hiroshima University Prof. Ochi Mitsuo in Fukuoka city on November 30.
President Vo Van Thuong (R) receives Prof. Ochi Mitsuo, President of Hiroshima University and member of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association in Fukuoka city on November 30. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – President VoVan Thuong received a delegation of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’association led by President of Hiroshima University Prof. Ochi Mitsuo inFukuoka city on November 30.
The Vietnameseleader, who is paying an official visit to Japan, attributed the two countries’cooperation achievements partly to substantial contributions by their people,including the specialists’ association, in the fields of science - technologyand education - training.
He consideredthe upgrade of Vietnam-Japan ties to the comprehensive strategic partnership as achance for the association to step up cooperation with Vietnam.
Highlighting the association and the HiroshimaUniversity’s cooperation activities with Vietnam, Ochi said his university andassociation members hope to enhance ties with Vietnam in manpower training, thesemiconductor industry, carbon neutrality, and smart city building. They areready to welcome and provide training for Vietnamese students.
The university and the association, which gathers many professors, doctors, and scientists in various areas at universities and research institutions of Japan, hope toreceive support from President Thuong and relevant agencies of Vietnam, henoted.
The meeting between President Vo Van Thuong and the delegation of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association in Fukuoka city on November 30. (Photo: VNA)
President Thuong appreciated Ochi andother association members’ cooperation with and assistance to Vietnam, whichhe said have generated practical results in education - training and science -technology.
He also applauded the cooperationprogrammes on agriculture and forestry between the Hiroshima University and theThai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry.
As Vietnam, especially its MekongDelta, is hit hard by climate change, including the sea level rise, the Stateleader asked the association to expand partnerships with universities andlocalities of Vietnam in this field, in which many Vietnamese universities arestudying and wishing to boost cooperation with international partners.
Agreeing withthe association’s cooperation proposals, the President said they are the areas where Vietnam has high demand for. He also called on the association to promoteconcrete cooperation activities in the time ahead, particularly in manpowertraining and semiconductor research and production./.
President Vo Van Thuong hosted in Tokyo on November 28 separate receptions for leaders of Japanese parties and Japanese lawmakers and friends who are close to Vietnam.
Newspapers in Japan on November 28 ran articles on Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit, in which they spotlighted the two countries’ upgrade of the bilateral diplomatic ties.
President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse on November 29 attended a gathering and joined a breakfast with the Japanese families that used to welcome young Vietnamese during youth exchanges between the two countries.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong delivered a policy speech at the National Diet of Japan on November 29 as part of his ongoing official visit to the East Asian country.
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President Vo Van Thuong (R) receives Prof. Ochi Mitsuo, President of Hiroshima University and member of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association in Fukuoka city on November 30. (Photo: VNA) 
The meeting between President Vo Van Thuong and the delegation of the Japan - Vietnam specialists’ association in Fukuoka city on November 30. (Photo: VNA) 
