Japan-Mekong Delta region strengthen cooperative ties

Japan-Mekong Delta region strengthen cooperative ties

Former president Truong Tan Sang and leaders of the ministries, departments, and enterprises in the Mekong delta region and the Japanese participants including Mr. Umeda Kunio, Japan Ambassador to Vietnam; Japan Consul general in HCMC Kawaue Junichi, representatives of the centers of trade, economic, cooperation development, culture, education and Japanese enterprises attended in the event.

Former President Truong Tan Sang speaks at the conference

Former President Truong Tan Sang appreciated highly the cooperation, relations between the two countries hoping that through this conference, many cooperative opportunities would be boosted between Japan and the Mekong delta region, especially in the main fields such as traffic, health, education & training, cooperation programs about culture, tourism and labor, investment and agriculture…contributing to strengthening the relations of strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan.

Permanent Deputy foreign minister Bui Thanh Son affirms the ministry of foreign affairs always supports Japan’s localities

Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized the relationship between Vietnam and Japan is developing deeply as Japan becomes the leading important economic partner of Vietnam affirming that the ministry of foreign affairs always would stand side by side with Japan’s localities to support them.

Ambassador Umeda Kunio has speech at the event

Long An province’s internal affairs department said since 2014 to date, Long An has organized five conferences, investment promotion programs in Japan contributing to popularize the provincial investment environment and local enterprises to Japanese people and enterprises.

As a result, many Japanese enterprises have poured their capital in the province. On this occasion, Long An has received 20 Japanese delegations to visit the province in order to seeking investment chance and partners.

Deputy chairman of Long An people’s committee Nguyen Van Duoc (3rd from right) reports social economic situation at the ceremony

At the conference, Long An province’s deputy chairman Nguyen Van Duoc reported the provincial social economy to delegates adding that 126 Japanese projects has been granted and being run in the province with total registered capital of up to US$ 422million; Japan is ranked the fourth in projects and the seventh out of 37 nations and territories in capital.

Mr. Duoc affirmed that all door are always open to welcome Japanese enterprises and Long An is ready to support enterprises in solving difficulties.

Japanese enterprises said the Mekong delta region is suitable for investment and development of agricultural products, industry and mechanical sectors. The region’s provinces always have prior policies helping enterprises in investment promotion resulting to attract more attention from Japanese enterprises./.

By Thanh Hieu –Translated by Dinh Thanh