Hanoi (VNA) - Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member,Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’sSecretariat, and Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’s OrganisationCommission, received  President of the House of Councillors ofJapan Otsuji Hidehisa in Hanoi on September 6.

Expressing her delight at the sound development of the bilateral relationship between the two countries, Mai noted that bilateral political trust has beenincreasingly enhanced, while high-level exchanges have been regularly held. Sheaffirmed that Vietnam consistently values the bilateral ties and highly appreciatesJapan's development cooperation and investment in Vietnam.

Mai, who is also Chairwoman of the Vietnam – JapanFriendship Parliamentarians’ Group, suggested the Japanese Houseof Councillors pay attention to and urge the Japanese Government to providenew-generation ODA for Vietnam, and support Vietnam in the process of transition to greenand clean energy, and digital transformation. Both sides should promotehigh-level visits and people-to-people exchanges and make the most of thepositive and favourable aspects of their relationship.

The Party official thanked Japan for and proposed the Japanese side continue its policy support and favourableconditions for the Vietnamese community living, studying, and workingin the Northeast Asian country. She also suggested the two sides collaborate closely at international andregional multilateral forums.

For his part, Otsuji stressed that Japan highly treasures its relationship with Vietnam. He praised the vibrant exchanges between lawmakersof the two countries, with the two friendship parliamentarians' groups playing avital role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two countries andtheir legislative bodies.

Members of the Japanese delegation affirmedthat the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations serves as astarting point for the next five decades of their friendship and cooperation. Theybelieved that both nations share many common interests and supported their increasingexchanges of high-level delegations as well as people-to-people andparliamentarian-to-parliamentarian exchanges. They hoped Vietnam will share itsexperiences regarding the participation of women in politics and society.

The delegates noted that Japan is willing to sharetechnology in transport infrastructure and assist Vietnam in digital transformationand green transition, with many Japanese businesses expressing interest ininvesting in the Vietnamese market.

Highly appreciating the contributions of Vietnameseexpatriates in Japan to the host country’s socio-economic development, they expressed their readiness to create favourable legal frameworks and conditions for the Vietnamese community./.