Boosting agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Japan
Ibaraki Governor Masaru Hashimoto affirmed Japan’s desire to expand scientific cooperation in agricultural with Vietnam at a welcoming reception on August 20 for a visiting Vietnamese delegation.
Hashimoto told Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh and Ambassador Doan Xuan Hung at the reception that he is leading a business delegation of around 70 leaders from the agriculture and scientific community to Vietnam on October 5.
During the visit, the Japanese delegation plans to conduct research and work with relevant agencies to lay out a specific and detailed cooperation programme between Ibaraki and Vietnam in the areas of cooperation and technology transfer in agriculture.
Hashimoto said he hopes the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) will cooperate in scientific and technological research and development in all agricultural fields.
For his part, Deputy Minister Thanh welcomed Ibaraki’s offer of support for scientific and industrial cooperation in agriculture and offers to implement key agricultural and rural development projects in Vietnam.
