According to VNA, speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stated that Vietnam and Japan have a long-standing traditional friendship; in 2023, the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations and upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world. The official visit to Japan aims to deepen the relationship between the two countries, bringing the Vietnam-Japan relationship into a new stage of development that is more effective and substantive in all fields.
Recognizing and praising the efforts of the Ambassador and the Embassy's staff over the past time, making positive contributions to the Vietnam - Japan relationship, the National Assembly Chairman hoped that the Embassy's staff would continue to unite and strive to fulfill their assigned tasks.
The National Assembly Chairman said that the Party, State and National Assembly always pay attention, support and create the most favorable conditions for Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to operate effectively.
Last April, the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed with the policy and content of amending and supplementing Decree 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, stipulating a number of regimes for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad to ensure better treatment for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad.
In the coming time, the National Assembly Chairman requested the Ambassador and the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to strengthen solidarity and responsibility, constantly improve their professional qualifications and skills to meet the increasing requirements in the period of deep international integration; thoroughly grasp the foreign policy of the Party and State, well perform the tasks set by the diplomatic sector; contribute to consolidating and further strengthening the Vietnam - Japan friendship.
The National Assembly Chairman noted that the Embassy’s staff should coordinate to implement Vietnam-Japan parliamentary diplomacy; continue to pay attention to the Vietnamese community in Japan, grasp the situation, and promptly support them in the areas of residence, business, and study.
Earlier, reporting to the National Assembly Chairman and the working delegation, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu said that in the context of increasingly developing cooperation and friendly exchange between the two countries, the Embassy has made great efforts to complete a huge amount of work. The Embassy focuses on all areas of work, not only politics and diplomacy but also economics, labor, science and technology, cultural and people-to-people exchange.
In particular, economic diplomacy is the focus of the Embassy's work, achieving many positive results with the motto "taking people and businesses as the center of service", supporting Vietnamese delegations to Japan and Japanese delegations to visit Vietnam; organizing seminars and fairs of Vietnamese goods.
The Embassy also focuses on promoting cultural diplomacy with the motto "wherever there are Vietnamese people, there are Vietnamese festivals", organizing many large festivals in many localities. In particular, the Embassy has made efforts to support and protect citizens, creating favorable conditions for citizens to carry out administrative procedures.
