Deepening the cooperation relationship between Nghe An and Shizuoka (Japan)

Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Akihito Yoshibayashi - Deputy Governor and leaders of departments and branches of Shizuoka province, Japan.

The two sides' leaders informed each other about the political, economic, cultural situation and achievements in foreign affairs of each province.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai acknowledged the support and cooperation of Shizuoka province with Nghe An in recent times; at the same time expressed the desire to strengthen cooperation with Shizuoka in the fields of culture; education and training, tourism...

Particularly in the agricultural sector, Nghe An hopes Shizuoka will focus on cooperation in transferring science and technology to develop tea plants and process tea products, because Nghe An owns a large tea growing area.

Members of the Nghe An province delegation in Japan took a souvenir photo with Shizuoka province leaders. Photo: Tran Minh

In order to establish an increasingly deep and cooperative relationship between the two provinces, comrade Le Xuan Dai proposed that Japan and Shizuoka province support investment in building cultural works at the Phan Boi Chau memorial site; and help Nghe An province collect artifacts about the life and career of patriot Phan Boi Chau.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai also respectfully conveyed the invitation of Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh to the leaders of Shizuoka Province and Fukuroi City to visit and work in Nghe An as soon as possible.

Regarding cooperation with Nghe An province, Deputy Governor Akihito Yoshibayashi highly appreciated the efforts of the two provinces in recent times, with the highlight being the activities of JICA in Nghe An in the field of agriculture, supporting the development of high-tech agricultural projects. In addition, the number of Vietnamese students and workers is currently increasing rapidly in Shizuoka.

Mr. Akihito Yoshibayashi hopes that in the coming time, the two provinces will have deeper exchanges and cooperation, contributing to the sustainable development of the strategic friendship between Vietnam and Japan. On the side of Fukuroi city leaders, they hope to establish friendly relations with Vinh city.