Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

Viet Nam and Japan established diplomatic ties on September 21, 1973. Japan is the first G7 country to set up strategic partnership with Viet Nam in 2009.

The bilateral relations were upgraded to extensive strategic partnership on the occasion of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang’s State visit to Japan in March 2014.

The Viet Nam-Japan relationship has become a model of friendship and win-win partnership, creating a foundation for cooperation in ensuring stability and peace in Southeast Asia and beyond, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam./.