The ministry said the two Governments have worked closely together in COVID-19 prevention and control.

The Vietnamese Government praised the significant outcomes of Japanese efforts to curb the spread of the disease. On May 25, Japan lifted its state of emergency.

The Japanese Government, meanwhile, highly valued the Vietnamese Government’s success in COVID-19 response, particularly no new community infection has been reported over the past two months.

The two Governments share the same view on the importance of fostering their extensive strategic partnership across all fields. Such cooperation should be strengthened in a way that ensures effective COVID-19 prevention and control, so as not to cause the virus to spread and to fully comply with regulations in each country./.