Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (Photo: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam and Japan have closely
cooperated in the fight against the , said Vietnamese
Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam.
According to the diplomat, since the pandemic outbreak, leaders of the two countries
have joined video bilateral and multilateral meetings to come up with solutions
for disease prevention.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has held phone talks with his ese counterpart
Abe Shinzo, while Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has
spoken with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.
During these meetings and conversations, the two sides proposed drastic
measures to combat the disease and help their citizens overcome difficulties amid
the pandemic.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan have coordinated smoothly with Vietnam’s Ministry
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and Ministry of Health to arrange
the repatriation of Japanese citizens in Vietnam and Vietnamese people in
Japan.
Vietnam has provided the maximum support for flights to bring Japanese people
home and extended visas for Japanese citizens stranded in Vietnam.
Nam highly valued Japan’s policies to support its citizens and foreigners who
have been affected by the disease.
Japan has allowed automatic visa extensions for all expired visa holders. Japanese
small and-medium-sized enterprises have been supported to maintain production
and business activities, thus recruiting foreign labourers, including those
from Vietnam.
The Japanese Government has also provided cash
assistance to both its citizens and foreigners.
Regarding medical assistance, Nam highly appreciated the Japanese Government’s
free treatment for foreign patients in the context of high medical
expenses in the country.
Medical support centres have been established across Japan, benefiting
foreigners in general and the ese community in the country in
particular, Nam said.
Vietnam and Japan have also partnered in providing medical supplies and manufacturing
ventilators, as well as enhanced sharing of information related to the disease.
Along with preventing the pandemic, the two countries have maintained bilateral
economic relations, the diplomat said.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Embassy of Vietnam in
Japan are coordinating to bring Japanese experts and managers back to Vietnam for
production and business activities in the Southeast Asian nation./.
Source: VietnamPlus
