Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung receives Hagiuda Koichi, Acting Secretary-General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.

At the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the substantive development of relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam and Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, as well as the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Minister Le Hoai Trung congratulated Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party on their important achievements in recent years. He affirmed that, following the success of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's visit to Vietnam last May, the current visit by the LDP high-level delegation is of great importance, contributing positively to the development of relations between the two ruling parties and bilateral cooperation in the upcoming time.

Sharing information on the 14th National Party Congress, Vietnam's foreign policy orientation, and its future growth model, Minister Le Hoai Trung affirmed that, amid the increasingly complex regional and international situation, Vietnam continues to regard Japan as an important partner and wishes to further deepen the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung poses for a group photo with Hagiuda Koichi, Acting Secretary-General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and delegates attending the meeting.

For his part, Acting Secretary-General Hagiuda Koichi congratulated Vietnam on the successful organization of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He said he was pleased to return to Vietnam three years after his previous visit in 2023, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations, when he served as Chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council. He also expressed his impression of Vietnam's socio-economic achievements and emphasized the importance of effective exchanges and cooperation between the two parties based on the Memorandum of Cooperation signed in 2015.

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