On the morning of December 4, in Tokyo, opening the activities within the framework of his official visit to Japan, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a working breakfast with the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) chaired by the two co-chairs of the Japan-Vietnam Economic Committee of Keidanren.
According to the National Assembly Office, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man welcomed the cooperation and valuable contributions of Keidanren as well as the role of the two Chairmen and leaders of Japanese corporations and enterprises in promoting relations between the two countries, serving as a bridge to help Japanese enterprises invest more in Vietnam.
The National Assembly Chairman hopes that businesses and localities of both sides will take advantage of opportunities to further enhance exchanges and cooperation in various fields, promote the strengths of each side, contribute to promoting Vietnam-Japan economic relations, and continue to be a bright spot in bilateral relations for mutual development in the coming time.
Acknowledging and appreciating the opinions and proposals of Japanese enterprises, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that he will direct the National Assembly agencies to coordinate with the Government and relevant ministries and branches to study and absorb them to concretize them into mechanisms and policies to improve the investment environment, helping foreign enterprises, including Japanese enterprises, to increase stable and long-term investment in Vietnam.
The National Assembly Chairman stated that the delegation's visit took place right after the success of the 8th Session, when the National Assembly passed many important laws and resolutions related to investment and business activities, including the Law on Public Investment (amended), "one law amending four laws" on investment, "one law amending nine laws" on finance and budget, etc., in order to complete a favorable legal corridor, improve the investment environment, and create favorable conditions for foreign investors, including Japanese enterprises.
In particular, with the Electricity Law (amended) passed by the National Assembly, the National Assembly Chairman believes that it will open up many opportunities for cooperation and investment in the electricity sector with domestic and foreign enterprises, including Japanese investors.
Stating that, in addition to the potential and strengths in developing hydropower and renewable energy, at the recent 8th Session, the Vietnamese National Assembly passed a resolution on restarting the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, the National Assembly Chairman said that electricity is one of the first concerns of foreign investors when coming to Vietnam, including Japanese investors.
The National Assembly Chairman also said that at the 8th Session, the Vietnamese National Assembly gave its opinion and approved the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project with a total investment of about 67 billion USD; expressed the desire to continue to cooperate and transfer Japanese transport technologies to synchronously develop the transport system to serve the people and develop the economy of Vietnam.
Next, within the framework of the visit, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man witnessed the ceremony of exchanging cooperation documents between localities and businesses of the two countries.
Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong and Governor of Nara Prefecture Yamashita Makoto exchanged the Memorandum of Understanding on organizing the 14th East Asia Regional and Local Government Conference.
Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Viet Truong presented the Decision approving the investment policy to Hoa Lam Can Tho Investment and Development Joint Stock Company and acknowledged the investment proposal for Aeon Mall Vietnam Limited Liability Company.
Sovico Corporation and Marubeni Corporation signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement to jointly invest and develop in Vietnam in the fields of renewable energy, industrial parks, logistics and aviation services.
