Hanoi (VNA) – Japanese enterprises in Vietnam arelooking to employ a large number of high-quality staff, revealed HiroyukiIshige, Chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

He shared the information during a meeting with PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on July 19.

At the meeting, PM Phuc lauded JETRO’s activities in Vietnamand said he believes that his guest’s current visit to Vietnam will open a newchapter for trade and investment cooperation between the two nations.

The PM thanked the collaboration of JETRO in organising atrade promotion conference in Vietnam during his official visit to Japan inJune 2017. This was the largest event of its kind to date, attracting theattendance of over 1,600 delegates, including the Vietnamese and Japanese PrimeMinisters.

He affirmed that business climate improvement is a priorityof the Vietnamese Government. The country is focusing on stabilisingmacroeconomics, improving legal institutions, developing infrastructure andhuman resources, and simplifying administrative procedures.

PM Phuc said recent surveys showed a significant number ofJapanese firms spoke highly of Vietnam’s business climate and wanted to expandtheir operations in the country.

The Vietnamese leader expected Japan would obtain the topposition in Vietnam’s FDI, saying Vietnam welcomes Japanese investments,particularly in infrastructure development, clean energy, processing and industry,electronics, high-tech farming, logistics, and aviation.

He stated that Vietnam will do its best to facilitateJapanese investors.

The PM took the occasion to convey his sympathies to Japanesepeople affected by recent floods.

For his part, JETRO Chairman and CEO Hiroyuki Ishige saidJapanese PM Shinzo Abe pays attention to on boosting cooperation with Vietnam.

Ishige highlighted that the many deals secured at the Juneconference – including key projects in energy, trade, and industrial production– are effectively being implemented in Vietnam.

Highlighting the strong Japanese capital flow into Vietnam,he said JETRO is making efforts to support the investments.

He said skilled Vietnamese employees are in high demand for Japanese firms, addingthat JETRO is working with Vietnamese universities to introduce Japanese firms.

He stressed that improvements to the business climate are keyto attracting more Japanese investors to Vietnam.

Responding to PM Phuc’s comment on the proactivecontribution of Vietnam and Japan to the Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Ishige said he expects the twocountries will take the lead in the implementation of the pact.

He hoped the CPTPP’s coming into effect wouldhappen soon, so as to bring about the mutual benefits for all sides involved. -VNA