Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hoped that the associations will continue making contribution to promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in general and with Hiroshima in particular so that the relationships will become more stable, effective, and fruitful in the future.

The associations should call on enterprises from Hiroshima prefecture to invest and step up business operations in Vietnam, he said.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) receives representatives of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association of Hiroshima prefecture on May 19.

They were also urged to promote people-to-people exchanges and cultural connections between Vietnam and Japan, and support Vietnamese expatriates in the South-central region of Japan so that they can promote their important role in connecting the two countries.

Akagi Tatsuo, Vice President of Hiroshima - Vietnam Peace and Friendship Association, held that Vietnam is Japan's closest partner in Asia.

He affirmed that the friendship associations will actively implement activities following the PM’s orientations and recommendations, thus making more contribution to the Vietnam - Japan relations.

Source: VNA