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Fri, 05/27/2011 - 18:38
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Vietnam's senior Communist Party member to visit Japan from Wed.
TOKYO, May 27 Kyodo - A senior member of the Vietnamese Communist Party, who is widely expected to become the nation's president in July, will make a four-day visit to Japan from Wednesday to discuss bilateral political and economic cooperation, Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Friday.
Truong Tan Sang, permanent member of the secretariat of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee, will meet with Matsumoto and Prime Minister Naoto Kan among others during his trip, which will also bring him to the city of Asahi in Chiba Prefecture, affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami, as well as to Osaka.
His trip was originally planned for March but rescheduled after the magnitude 9.0 quake.
Japanese political and business leaders are expected to convey to him Tokyo's gratitude for Vietnamese support following the disasters and talk about continued cooperation on the construction of nuclear power plants in Vietnam, even as Japan struggles to contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
The two countries struck an accord last October, under which Hanoi will place an order for two nuclear reactors with Japanese companies. The fast-growing Asian nation aims to start operations of its nuclear plants in 2021, according to Japanese officials.
The 62-year-old senior Communist Party member, who is set to replace President Nguyen Minh Triet, will hold talks with Matsumoto on Wednesday and with Kan on Thursday. On Friday, he is scheduled to visit temporary housing for quake victims in Asahi and deliver relief supplies such as towels and food before heading to Osaka.
Following the March calamities, Vietnam sent to quake-hit areas items including underwear, towels, disposable chopsticks and socks and gave $200,000 in donations to Japan, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Truong Tan Sang, permanent member of the secretariat of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee, will meet with Matsumoto and Prime Minister Naoto Kan among others during his trip, which will also bring him to the city of Asahi in Chiba Prefecture, affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami, as well as to Osaka.
His trip was originally planned for March but rescheduled after the magnitude 9.0 quake.
Japanese political and business leaders are expected to convey to him Tokyo's gratitude for Vietnamese support following the disasters and talk about continued cooperation on the construction of nuclear power plants in Vietnam, even as Japan struggles to contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
The two countries struck an accord last October, under which Hanoi will place an order for two nuclear reactors with Japanese companies. The fast-growing Asian nation aims to start operations of its nuclear plants in 2021, according to Japanese officials.
The 62-year-old senior Communist Party member, who is set to replace President Nguyen Minh Triet, will hold talks with Matsumoto on Wednesday and with Kan on Thursday. On Friday, he is scheduled to visit temporary housing for quake victims in Asahi and deliver relief supplies such as towels and food before heading to Osaka.
Following the March calamities, Vietnam sent to quake-hit areas items including underwear, towels, disposable chopsticks and socks and gave $200,000 in donations to Japan, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
