Japanese Foreign Minister visits Vietnam

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Japanese Foreign Minister visits Vietnam
On July 15, 2012 at 1:34 pm (GMT+7)

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, laid out a warm welcome for Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on July 14 at the CPV Party Central Committee Headquarters, on his visit to attend the 4th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee.

At the meeting, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his satisfaction over the cooperation and friendship between the two countries that has been actively developing with fruitful results.

The General Secretary proposed that the two countries closely cooperate to organize “Year of Vietnam-Japan Friendship” in 2013 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

On the same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested the two governments promote greater cooperation on projects that the two parties have agreed upon such as the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant; the development of an industry to exploit rare earth in Vietnam; and the construction of the Lach Huyen Port.

Minister Koichiro Gemba also expressed his opinion that Japan was in favor of security and maritime safety in the East Sea, and related parties must settle disputes through peaceful negotiations based on international law, particularly the Law on Sea and UN Convention of 1982.

On the same day, Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh held talks with Minister Koichiro Gemba. The two ministers also co-chaired the Coordinating Committee meeting of Vietnam and Japan.

At the talks, the two sides agreed to further strengthen high-level exchanges and cooperation in the field of defense and security at sea.

Japanese Foreign Minister visits Vietnam

 

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Japan, Vietnam agree on maritime security

HANOI (Jiji Press)--Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, agreed Saturday to cooperate in ensuring maritime safety in the South China Sea.

At a meeting in Hanoi, the two ministers discussed the territorial dispute between China and Vietnam.

Minh underscored that "it is important for related countries to work together" to compile as soon as possible a legally binding code of conduct that will regulate all activity in disputed waters.

(Jul. 16, 2012)

Japan, Vietnam agree on maritime security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

 

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Japan and Vietnam forge support for maritime security in the East Sea
By Radhika Seth / July 17, 2012

Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba was in Vietnam recently and one of the directions his talks went was towards cooperation in defense and maritime security. The Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh agrees that the two nations require stepping up their cooperation stand with regards to the East Sea in terms of regional stability and security. The two ministers discussed resolutions to the East Sea disputes based on international and regional laws and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Their talks were kept in focus with the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East (South China) Sea (DOC) and building a code of conduct (COC) for the parties to the disputes will help maintain maritime security and safety.

Japan will continue to support Vietnam and help it become an industrialized nation by 2020. The two countries propose to celebrate 2013 as the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Year, marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties. While promising more investments, the Japanese minster was noticed impressing upon the importance of a corruption-free environment so as to gain trust and encourage transparency.

Vietnam has been long battling with corruption and other social evils, and reforms are being taken to ensure a conducive investment environment. Japanese Minister Gemba also met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee. Once again the main topic in the agenda was the maintenance of maritime security at the East Sea as per the UNCLOS guidelines.

Japan and Vietnam forge support for maritime security in the East Sea - The Japan Daily Press