President Truong Tan Sang welcomed Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hayashi Yoshimasa in Ha Noi on August 11, during which he said that the minister’s visit would help enhance the two countries’ relations, particularly in agriculture.

President Truong Tan Sang welcomes Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hayashi Yoshimasa (Source: VNA)

He said he hopes that during the visit, the Japanese ministry and the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will reach an important agreement, contributing to further bettering cooperation in this field.

The Japanese minister told his host that he visited Viet Nam this time to attend the second Viet Nam-Japan high-level dialogue on agricultural cooperation, with a focus on a long-term joint vision on agricultural cooperation, in the hope of turning it into a model for agricultural cooperation in ASEAN.

He took the occasion to inform the President that Japan plans to export its apples to Viet Nam, while considering the import of mangoes from Viet Nam.

The minister said Japan will consider maintaining the provision of used fisheries surveillance ships for Viet Nam as well as helping improve tuna fishing techniques for Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen provinces, and supporting the fisheries logistics service centre in the central region.

(Source: VNA)