Vietnam seeks Japan’s experiences in environmental protection
Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh, President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 4 for Japanese Deputy Minister of Environment Arata Takebe, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.
President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Pham Minh Chinh (R) shakes hands with Japanese Deputy Minister of Environment Arata Takebe, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Politburo member PhamMinh Chinh, President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group,hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 4 for Japanese Deputy Minister ofEnvironment Arata Takebe, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the Japan-VietnamParliamentary Friendship Alliance.
Chinh, who is also Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and Chairman of the CPVCC’sOrganisation Commission, said he was happy to see that relations between thetwo countries’ parliamentarians and the Vietnam-Japan FriendshipParliamentarians’ Group and the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliancehave been nurtured through many generations.
He said Vietnam-Japan ties have enjoyedstrong development with increasing trust between high-ranking officials of thetwo countries, adding that close cooperation between the two nation’sfriendship parliamentarian groups in recent years has brought in successes.
The two sides have jointly organised variouscultural exchange activities in both countries and lifted up their voice infostering bilateral cooperation in key areas, including economy, trade,investment, agriculture, security, defence and education-training, he added.
Chinh also expressed his hope that Japan willshare experiences in environmental protection to assist Vietnam’s sustainabledevelopment, as well as provide support in researching and forecasting theimpacts of environment and climate change to the country’s growth.
For his part, Arata Takebe said the twocountries have been cooperating fruitfully in many fields.
He affirmed that Japan is willing to shareexperiences to help Vietnam handle social and environmental issues during itsdevelopment process.-VNA
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President of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Pham Minh Chinh (R) shakes hands with Japanese Deputy Minister of Environment Arata Takebe, who is also Deputy Secretary-General of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance (Photo: VNA)