On the morning of October 10, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko during his visit to Vietnam from October 10-11.

MinisterBui Thanh Son welcomed and thanked Ms. Kamikawa for always paying attention to and supporting the Vietnam-Japan relationship in her various positions. He emphasized the significance of choosing Vietnam as one of the first countries to visit after taking office as Foreign Minister (September 13).

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Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son welcomed the Japanese Foreign Minister.

Ms. Kamikawa affirmed that Japan attaches importance to and wishes to promote the bilateral relationship to develop more strongly and substantially in all fields; and suggested that both sides continue to promote and deepen the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership.

The two sides reviewed the outstanding achievements of the Vietnam-Japan relationship over the past 50 years and had an open and substantive exchange on directions and measures to maintain the momentum of development of the relationship and promote bilateral relations in the new period to new heights.

The two sides agreed to continue to coordinate to promote high-level exchanges and contacts, including visits by senior leaders of the two countries in the year marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The two sides agreed to continue to focus on promoting economic cooperation, local cooperation, people-to-people exchange and cooperation in new fields.

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Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko's visit marked a new milestone in the 50-year journey of good cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, contributing to further developing the two countries' extensive strategic partnership in a profound and comprehensive manner.
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The Japanese Foreign Minister's visit to Vietnam takes place in the context of the two countries' relations being in a good period and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1973-2023).

Minister Bui Thanh Son proposed promoting and effectively implementing new-generation ODA for large-scale strategic infrastructure development projects in Vietnam; and Japan supporting Vietnamese enterprises to participate more deeply in the global value chain with Japanese partners.

The Minister also proposed that Japan facilitate and simplify visa procedures for Vietnamese citizens, such as considering: including Vietnam in the list of countries eligible for electronic visas; granting long-term visas (5-10 years) to Vietnamese people who have entered Japan many times and have not violated the law; and gradually moving towards visa exemption for Vietnamese citizens.

The Japanese Foreign Minister affirmed that he will increase support for Vietnam to realize its long-term strategic vision and goals for 2030 - 2045, focusing on four key areas. These are revitalizing ODA cooperation, focusing on strategic infrastructure development; expanding investment and trade cooperation. Japan considers Vietnam an important market and partner with great potential, and hopes that Vietnam will continue to improve its investment environment, creating new attractions for Japanese investors. In addition, cooperation in new areas such as digital transformation, green energy; and cooperation in the field of training high-quality human resources.

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Japan is Vietnam's leading economic partner. Japan is the partner that has signed the most bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements with Vietnam.

Foreign Minister Kamikawa also highly appreciated the role and positive contributions of the Vietnamese community in Japan; wished to increase people-to-people exchanges; and said he would actively consider facilitating Vietnamese citizens' entry into Japan.

The two sides also discussed recent notable regional and international situations; affirmed close coordination to contribute to regional peace and stability; and continued mutual support at multilateral forums and international organizations.

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