Japanese foreign minister to visit VN

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi is scheduled to Viet Nam next week.

A Japanese official said Mr. Motegi’s Viet Nam visit aims to enhance cooperation between Viet Nam and Japan in regional and international forums as well as promote  bilateral economic ties, including receiving Vietnamese guest workers. 

The visit also affirms the coordination between Viet Nam and Japan to maintain and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

During the trip from January 5-7, Motegi is due to pay floral tributes at the Monument for Martyrs and the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Ha Noi.

He is scheduled to meet with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, and attend a signing ceremony on Japan’s ODA provision for Viet Nam.

By Hoang Ha