11:35:45 AM | 21/7/2008
Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi July 17 received a delegation from the Japanese House of Representatives, led by legislator Kazou Aichi, on a working visit to Vietnam, local media said.
The PM highly appreciated Japan&rsquos initiative to establish the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), which contributes to boost the cooperation between the two countries in particular and Japan-ASEAN in general.
Dung stressed his wishes for the stronger cooperation between the two parliamentarians and governments to speed up the implementation of three large projects, including the Hoa Lac high-tech zone, the North-South railway and highway.
He also hoped the two sides soon will sign an agreement on trade and investment.
Aichi told the host PM he was visiting Vietnam as the chairman of the Japan Friship Parliamentarians Union to boost the development of ERIA.
He pledged to support the promotion of three projects and the signing of the agreement to enhance ties on economic, trade and investment.
To date, Japan has injected US$9 billion in FDI in Vietnam, becoming the fourth largest foreign investors in Vietnam, behind South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. However, it is the largest ODA supplier to Vietnam, with capital disbursement of roughly US$5 billion. (chinhphu.vn, VNS)
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