Hanoi (VNA) – He said he wanted Nagasaki province to strengthen its relations with Vietnamese localities, especially central Quang Nam province where Japanese merchants had done business four centuries ago, and assist Vietnam in areas such as nuclear energy, training and healthcare.
Nagasaki Mayor Kaneko Genjiro said the relationship between his province and Vietnam has been expanded to many fields, especially education and healthcare. The Nagasaki University has recently cooperated with the Central Institute of Epidemiology in treating infectious diseases.
The province has also received a large number of Vietnamese students to attend refresher courses, he added.
The Japanese delegation was on a visit to Vietnam to further strengthen the relationship between Nagasaki and Vietnamese localities in the context that the two countries are actively celebrating the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties.