This is the first time, on his new position, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led Vietnamese high-level delegation to attend the expanded G7 summit.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
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At the meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on May 28, the two leaders compared notes and reached high consensus on major orientations and specific measures to develop the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership in a comprehensive, pragmatic and more effective manner in the time ahead. They expressed their delight at the strong and substantive developments in the bilateral cooperation over the past years, especially in economy, agriculture and exchanges between localities.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated Japan on its successful organisation of the G7 Summit and the expanded G7 Summit. He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of regarding Japan as a leading and long-term partner. For his part, PM Shinzo Abe congratulated Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his new post as head of the Vietnamese Government. He extended thanks to PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc for attending the expanded G7 Summit, and applauded the Vietnamese Government leader’s speech delivered at the event. Japan attaches importance to the relationship with Vietnam and wishes to continue closely cooperating with the country in order to push forward the bilateral ties in a more comprehensive fashion, he said.
The two PMs agreed to boost political trust by maintaining regular exchanges of high-ranking delegations and meetings on the sideline of international forums, and by enhancing the efficiency of bilateral dialogue mechanisms. They said they will reinforce defence and security cooperation, particularly in dealing with war-aftermath and UN peacekeeping missions.
Both sides also agreed to seek specific measures to promote connectivity between the two economies in terms of economic strategies, production resources and human resources via investment and trade cooperation and official development assistance (ODA). PM Shinzo Abe stated Japan will continue offering ODA for Vietnam’s infrastructure development and climate change response. He said Japan will work closely with Vietnam in implementing an initiative on boosting Japan-Mekong link and a 110-billion-USD credit plan to develop high-quality infrastructure in Asia. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for Japan’s support for Vietnam accessing preferential loans from international financial organisations, including those from the World Bank’s International Development Association after 2017.
The two sides agreed to boost Japan’s investment in Vietnam via the implementation of Phase VI of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative in 2016. They pledged close cooperation in the implementation of Vietnam’s Industrialisation Strategy within the framework of the Vietnam-Japan cooperation until 2020 with a vision to 2030, and acceleration of big projects on infrastructure, including the North-South Highway and the Ninh Thuan 2 Nuclear Power Plant.
The two sides discussed measures to promote the cooperation in trade and hi-tech agriculture, and create conditions for each other’s agri-products to enter the other’s market. The two sides also reached agreement on enhancing cooperation in health, the training of human resources and Japan’s reception of Vietnamese trainees, while continuing to implement the Vietnam-Japan University project as well as bolstering tourism and people-to-people exchanges.
The two sides shared the international community’s deep concerns on East Sea situation in recent time, particularly the large-scale artificial build-up. They agreed on the importance of ensuring peace, security, safety and freedom of maritime and aviation in the East Sea. The relevant sides should not take actions changing the status quo or further complicating and expanding disputes and militarizing in the East Sea, the two PMs said, stressing that disputes should be solved via peaceful measures on the basis of respect for diplomatic and legal procedures, full observance of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) while striving for the early formation of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the East Sea.
Leaders of foreign countries and international organizations appreciate Vietnam's role and prestige in the region, as well as sharing and supporting Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's comments and look forward to continuing to promote the development relations with Vietnam.
