President Vo Van Thuong leaves Hanoi for official visit to Japan

This is the first official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong as Head of State and the fourth to Japan by Vietnamese State leaders since the two countries established their diplomatic ties.

President Vo Van Thuong and his wife Phan Thi Thanh Tam were accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Head of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang, Deputy Minister of National Defence Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of Public Security Tran Quoc To and other leaders.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of both nations' diplomatic ties and nine years since the two countries upgraded their bilateral relations to an extensive strategic partnership.