VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang on March 6 received a delegation of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) who visited Vietnam to boost cooperation in the fields of aviation, transportation, nuclear power and mining.

Praising Vietnam’s success in the process of national industrialization and modernization, Hiromasa suggested that Vietnam pay more attention to developing support industries. He affirmed that Japanese enterprises are poised to share their expertise in human resources training, infrastructure development and technology with Vietnam.

Vietnam should try new partnership models such as Public-Private Partnership and more effectively implement projects in prioritized fields, said Hiromasa.

The Keidanren leader noted that Japan is one of the leading economies in the world, so the country’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help increase the possibility of cooperation and the attractiveness of this economic partnership. He said Japan will appreciate Vietnam’s support during its bid for membership.

Welcoming the Japanese economic giants, President Sang spoke highly of the role of the Keidanren, and in particular the Vietnam-Japan Economic Committee, in boosting the trade and investment partnership between the two countries.

He said with the sustained flow of Official Development Assistance from Japan to Vietnam, the economic ties between the two countries will continue to grow and flourish. He proposed that the federation encourage more enterprises to invest in Vietnam in the fields of high-technology, infrastructure, human resources training and the environment.

Vietnam creates favourable conditions for Japanese enterprises to invest in the country, said Mr Sang, adding that Vietnam supports Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The same day, President Sang received a business delegation of Ceylon Chamber Commerce from Sri Lanka seeking opportunities in Vietnam.

The President welcomed the Sri Lankan businessmen and said the two sides should implement the agreements signed by their presidents during state visits in 2009 and 2011.

Both commerce chambers should exchange more information on the opportunities available and use the strengths of each side to boost two-way trade turnover to the target of US$1 billion, Mr Sang said.

He said Vietnam is willing to share its experience in attracting foreign investment and believed that with a sound investment climate and political stability, Sri Lanka will be able to draw larger investments in the future.

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka-Vietnam Business Council, Anton Godfrey, said the purpose of the visit is to engage in direct exchange, to seek opportunities for importing Vietnamese goods, and to expand the co-operation in investment between the two countries.

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