Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu and the delegation of Nghe An province visited and worked in Gifu province, Japan

This visit is part of a series of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations in Nghe An province.

Also participating in the working delegation were comrades: Le Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board; Pham Tuan Vinh - Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee; Vo Quang Tuan - Deputy Head of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board; Nguyen Danh Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen The Than - Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs; Vo Minh The - Head of the General Department, Provincial Party Committee Office.

During the Working Program, the delegation worked with Gifu Prefecture.

Here on November 7, the delegation visited and worked with the Gifu Provincial Agricultural Technology Center; learned about the province's advanced agricultural technologies in areas such as: Pest control, improving product productivity, technical application solutions to support labor reduction for farmers; visited farming models at the Center...

Next, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu and members of the delegation visited and worked with Yabashi Company - the largest Japanese-invested enterprise in Nghe An province. Receiving and working with the delegation, Mr. Yabashi Tatsuyoshi - Director of the company introduced the production fields and the company's operations.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu also informed the leaders of Yabashi Company about the socio-economic situation of Nghe An province in 2022 and the first 9 months of 2023, and the cooperation situation between Nghe An province and Japanese partners.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee hopes that Yabashi Company will always accompany and support Nghe An province in investment attraction activities and strengthen connections with Japanese enterprises. Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu suggested that the company become a bridge between agencies and business communities of the two localities of Gifu - Nghe An to promote mutual exchange of experiences; cooperation in trade, especially in areas where Japan has strengths such as high-tech agriculture, information technology, mining, manufacturing, assembly, etc.

On the morning of November 8, the delegation of Nghe An province paid a courtesy call to the Governor of Gifu province - Mr. Furuta Hajime. At the meeting, the Governor of Gifu province expressed his pleasure at welcoming the delegation from Nghe An. Mr. Furuta Hajime emphasized that the friendly relationship between the two localities had been built since 2015 and would continue to be good in the future. The Governor of Gifu province also acknowledged the development of Nghe An province in recent years, and expressed his impression of the studious spirit, the resilient will and the rise of the people of Nghe An, which is a valuable tradition.

Also during the working session, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu informed about the development situation of Nghe An province in recent times, the development potential of the province, and reviewed the remarkable cooperation between the two localities.

Specifically, in 2015, the two provinces signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish relations, thereby actively promoting foreign affairs activities in many fields. In particular, in January 2022, the two provincial governments successfully organized an online conference to review the cooperation situation since the establishment of relations and orient cooperation activities in the coming time. The Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee respectfully invited the Governor to arrange a visit to Nghe An. (Previously, the Governor visited Nghe An twice in 2015 and 2016).

Also on the morning of November 8, the Nghe An delegation met and worked with the Gifu Prefecture Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). The meeting was attended by Mr. Murase Yukio - Chairman of the Gifu Prefecture Chamber of Commerce and Industry; representatives of Yabashi Company and 15 enterprises under GCCI.

At the meeting, Mr. Murase Yukio introduced the history of establishment and development of GCCI. With the goal of developing regional economy in localities, GCCI is the first association of trade and industry established in Gifu (in 1890). According to statistics of JETRO, Vietnam is the second Southeast Asian country after Singapore to receive attention and investment from Japan and hopes that Nghe An province will be the destination of Japanese enterprises in general and Gifu province in particular.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu gave a speech introducing the potential and advantages of Nghe An, the socio-economic situation of the province, investment attraction results in 2022 and the first 9 months of 2023, thereby helping partners have a clearer view of the province.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee invited Gifu businesses to survey and invest in Nghe An province. Nghe An is ready to create the best conditions to welcome investors.

At the meeting, Gifu province's businesses watched a video introducing industrial parks, investment attraction policies and incentives for investors coming to Nghe An province.

On the same afternoon, the delegation of Nghe An province had a meeting with the Gifu – Vietnam Friendship Association. Attending the meeting was Mr. Kazuhiro Yoshida – President of Gifu University and Chairman of the Gifu – Vietnam Friendship Association.