President welcomes Governor of Fukuoka prefecture | Politics | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 22 for Governor of Fukuoka prefecture Hattori Seitaro, the first leader of a Japanese prefecture to visit Vietnam this year. President Thuong said the visit contributed to further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world between Vietnam and Japan. Commending the fruitful collaboration between Hanoi and Fukuoka, he expressed his hope for the continued development of new and more effective cooperation programmes during the visit. The President suggested the Governor facilitate people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Japan, and specifically between Hanoi and Fukuoka, especially holiday tourism for Japanese students to visit Vietnam and vice versa. In addition to encouraging…