Top legislator's official visit makes headlines in Japan

The Japanese media on December 4 highlighted the ongoing official visit to Japan by Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse.

The Japanese media on December 4 highlighted the ongoing official visit to Japan by Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse.

The Kyodo News article on the 25-minute meeting between NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace. )
The Kyodo News article on the 25-minute meeting between NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace. )

The Japanese media on December 4 highlighted the ongoing official visit to Japan by Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse.

Kyodo News ran an article on the 25-minute meeting between NA Chairman Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace.

The Emperor expressed his gratitude for Vietnam's support for Japan as a devastating earthquake hit its Noto Peninsula recently. He also extended his condolences over the damage caused by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam in September.

The article cited Man as saying that Vietnam and Japan celebrated the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023. The bilateral ties have been developing strongly in various fields, including politics and culture. The chief legislator used this occasion to thank Japan for its support for Vietnam over the past years.

The meeting was also spotlighted by TBS Television which said Emperor Naruhito thanked Vietnamese people for their hospitality as he visited the Southeast Asian country in 2009.

Man, for his part, expressed his wish that the Emperor will visit Vietnam again in the time ahead.

The same day, the official website of the House of Representatives of Japan published an article featuring the talks between NA Chairman Man and Speaker Nukaga Fukushiro.

The two sides shared the view on the importance of enhancing parliamentary exchanges, as well as cooperation in economy and security.

The NA Chairman and his spouse’s visit is being made at the invitation of President of the House of Councillors - the upper chamber of the Japanese National Diet - Sekiguchi Masakazu and his spouse.

The visit, which coincides with the first anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World, is expected to further deepen the bilateral ties within the new cooperation framework, particularly between the two legislatures./.

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