Tô Lâm Meets Former Parliamentary Friendship Alliance Chairman and Local Governors in Tokyo
On November 10, Vietnam’s General Secretary and President Tô Lâm met in Tokyo with Nikai Toshihiro, former chairman of the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, and governors from Tokyo and five prefectures. They discussed local cooperation, investment, workforce training and tourism exchanges.
On the morning of November 10, Vietnam’s General Secretary and President Tô Lâm, who is on an official visit to Japan, met in Tokyo with Nikai Toshihiro, former chairman of the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, and the governors of Tokyo, Niigata, Yamanashi, Mie and Wakayama. Tô Lâm said the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership had made substantive progress in several fields and that Japan remained one of Vietnam’s most important strategic partners.
Tô Lâm meets Nikai Toshihiro, former chairman of the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.（VietVance）
Tô Lâm recognized the contributions of Nikai Toshihiro and Japanese local governments to cooperation in trade, healthcare, high-tech agriculture, sustainable development and people-to-people exchanges. He said Vietnam’s recent administrative restructuring, introduction of a two-tier local government system at the provincial and commune levels, and expansion of local authorities’ powers were expected to create more opportunities for ties and cooperation between localities in the two countries.
The Japanese participants welcomed Tô Lâm’s visit and spoke favorably of the joint vision statement issued by the two countries. They expressed a wish to encourage local businesses to invest in Vietnam, continue sharing experience in responding to natural disasters, and deepen cooperation in tourism, agricultural technology, labor, science and technology, energy, and exchanges between localities.
Tô Lâm meets Nikai Toshihiro and the governors of Tokyo, Yamanashi, Niigata, Mie and Wakayama.（VietVance）
Tô Lâm urged the Japanese side to continue serving as a bridge for cooperation between local governments in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transition, artificial intelligence and smart cities. He encouraged Japanese companies to expand investment in Vietnam’s manufacturing, clean energy, infrastructure and logistics sectors. He also called for stronger cooperation in training and receiving Vietnamese workers, engineers and highly skilled personnel, as well as more cultural and tourism exchanges, to make the 2027 Vietnam–Japan Tourism Year a new milestone in bilateral friendship.
Source: VietVance
