At the meeting, the two sides expressed satisfaction with the flourishing Vietnam-Japan relations. The emperor welcomed the party chief’s official visit to Japan as being significant in enhancing the friendship between the two countries.
Party chief Trong said he highly valued the Japanese emperor’s sentiments and the friendship and ties between the two countries, and said the Communist Party and state regard Japan as a leading long-term partner. Trong and the emperor agreed that the two nations should work closely to develop the strategic partnership between the two countries./.
