Japanese press highlights activities of Chairman of Vietnam National Assembly

In Japan, major Japanese media agencies such as NHK Radio and Television and Jiji News Agency on the evening of December 5 reported prominently on the meeting that took place on the afternoon of December 5 between Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.

The official website of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office solemnly posted a photo of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Prime Minister Ishiba shaking hands with the title "Solemn visit of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man."

The official website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported an overview of the meeting, mentioning that Prime Minister Ishiba welcomed the visit of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to Japan.

According to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister Ishiba said he met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in October this year and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong in November, expressing hope to continue realizing cooperation between the two countries through high-level exchanges.

In response, President Tran Thanh Man thanked the Japanese side for the hospitality extended to him during this visit and expressed his hope to cooperate with Prime Minister Ishiba on the basis of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The two sides agreed to continue to strengthen cooperation, including through exchanges between parliaments and local governments. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation in many areas, including economy, security and people-to-people exchanges.

Japan's leading radio and television broadcasting corporation, NHK, featured the meeting between National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in its news bulletin.

Under the headline “Prime Minister Ishiba Holds Talks with Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly to Confirm Strengthening Cooperation in Economy and Other Areas,” NHK reported that during the talks, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized his determination to strengthen bilateral relations through mutual understanding between the two countries’ leaders.

For his part, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed his desire to deepen cooperation with Prime Minister Ishiba on the basis of the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership.

NHK also mentioned that the two leaders agreed to promote cooperation in the fields of economy, security, and people-to-people exchange, while strengthening parliamentary and local cooperation between the two countries.

Jiji news agency reported this important diplomatic activity, quoting Prime Minister Ishiba as emphasizing: "Through high-level exchanges, we want to continue to realize cooperation between the two countries."

For his part, President Tran Thanh Man mentioned the two countries' Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which was upgraded in 2023, and affirmed his desire to cooperate with Prime Minister Ishiba.

According to Jiji, the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as economy and security as well as deepen people-to-people exchanges.