Prime Minister urges Japan to invest and support Vietnam's economic recovery
11/23/2021
In the context of the need for quick socio-economic recovery due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam called on Japan to invest with a package large enough, preferential, flexible, and the procedure as simple as possible.
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Answering the Japanese press about the first official visit to Japan from November 22-25, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed: Vietnam consistently implements the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace and friendship. consultation, cooperation and development; multilateralize, diversify, proactively and actively integrate into the world comprehensively, extensively and effectively; is a good friend, a reliable partner and an active and responsible member of the international community.
Let's open a new stage of development together
“Vietnam always attaches great importance to and wishes to join Japan in opening a new stage of development in the two countries' relations, deeper and more effective, for peace, stability, cooperation for development and prosperity in the region. and in the world”, emphasized the Prime Minister.
According to the head of the Government, through many ups and downs of history and predestined relationships, today, Vietnam and Japan are close friends and reliable partners in many fields. "It can be said that Vietnam - Japan relations are at the best stage of development."
Japan is currently the leading economic partner of Vietnam, ranking first in ODA, second in investment, third in tourism and fourth in trade.
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A batch of Covid-19 vaccine was given to Vietnam by the Japanese Government in June 2021. |
“The relationship of Japan and Vietnam is even more profound in times of difficulty and challenge. During the Covid-19 epidemic, the two countries have always shared and supported each other. We have received effective and timely help from Japan in disease prevention with donations of over 4 million doses of vaccines and many medical equipment and supplies," the Prime Minister said.
The head of the Government said that Vietnam is very interested in, supporting and creating favorable conditions for Japanese citizens and businesses in Vietnam to maintain and develop production and business activities, ensuring the supply chain. production and supply.
“Vietnam wishes to work with Japan to more effectively implement the current cooperation mechanism, and at the same time build a new cooperation mechanism to jointly open a new stage of development of the Vietnam-Vietnam extensive strategic partnership. South - Japan", emphasized Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
In which, the Prime Minister mentioned strongly promoting bilateral relations in the following areas: Economic cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic; bilateral trade, creating favorable conditions for the two countries' goods to enter each other's market.
In addition, Vietnam calls for and creates the most favorable conditions to attract from Japan financial capital, investment capital, and ODA capital with a package that is large enough, preferential, flexible, and simple as possible. , which is appropriate in the context of the need for rapid socio-economic recovery caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam is focusing on economic recovery, strategic infrastructure, health cooperation, high-quality human resource training, digital transformation, digital economy, response to climate change...
“The Vietnamese people always have great affection, respect, esteem and trust for the country and people of Japan. I believe that with the efforts, consensus and high trust of both sides, Vietnam and Japan will continue the good development momentum of the relationship of "Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity". prosperity in Asia", actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and in the world", the Prime Minister emphasized.
Commitment to protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors
Regarding the improvement of the business and investment environment so that foreign investors can consider Vietnam an attractive destination in the long-term, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam has basically passed the phase of development. In the most difficult situation, proactively change the strategy from "no Covid" to "safely adapting, flexibly, effectively controlling the Covid-19 epidemic, recovering and developing socio-economically".
This is the right direction because economic indicators in the last 2 months after implementing the shift in disease control have shown positive results and clear economic recovery.
Vietnam identifies a people-wide approach and takes people and businesses as both the goal, the driving force, as well as the center, as the subject in epidemic response and socio-economic recovery. The Vietnamese government always understands and shares with the difficulties of businesses.
"Recently, I have had many working sessions and directly listened to the opinions and proposals of foreign businesses and business associations, including Japanese enterprises," the Prime Minister informed.
Currently, in order to attract international investors, including Japanese investors, to continue doing business and make new investments in Vietnam, the Prime Minister said, Vietnam is focusing on a number of policy directions. to improve the investment and business environment.
That is, continue to maintain political stability, social order and safety; ensure a peaceful and stable environment for cooperation and development. "Vietnam's consistent view is to manage the economy to create a stable macro environment for foreign investors to invest in Vietnam with peace of mind."
Along with that is to improve the quality of national and sectoral governance; improve institutions, amend legal regulations in the direction of increasing decentralization and decentralization, minimizing investment and business procedures of enterprises, reducing time, cost of carrying out administrative procedures
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Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Union Nikai Toshihiro presented the logo to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. |
At the same time, the Government should consider and immediately handle the current difficulties and problems of business associations, including the Japan Business Association, in order to restore the supply chain, ensure the circulation of goods and activities. production and business of enterprises in the new normal conditions.
"The Vietnamese government is committed to protecting the legitimate and legitimate rights and interests of investors and has established a special working group on solving difficulties for businesses," the Prime Minister said.
In addition, the head of the Government of Vietnam also made a commitment to support businesses and people to promote production and business and stabilize their lives. Specifically, implementing exemption and reduction of many taxes, fees, charges, electricity price reduction, telecommunications charges; promoting the reopening of international routes, completing the new entry process...
Along with that, drastically implementing investment programs for strategic infrastructure.
“We call for investment methods with the participation of foreign investors and private investors, especially promoting the effectiveness of the public-private partnership model in infrastructure investment, transforming digitalization, green development, combating climate change", the Prime Minister said.
In addition, Vietnam continues to promote human resource development, focusing on training digital human resources, skilled workers, and high technical qualifications.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister highly appreciated and thanked the Japanese Government, people and businesses for their efforts, consensus and sharing with Vietnam in disease prevention and control, and contributed to the Vaccine Fund. of Vietnam.
"With the spirit of "harmonious benefits, shared risks", this is a very valuable value in the trusting and sincere friendship between the two countries", the head of the Vietnamese Government shared.
<p>Trong bối cảnh cần nhanh chóng phục hồi kinh tế xã hội do đại dịch Covid-19, Việt Nam kêu gọi Nhật Bản đầu tư với gói đủ lớn, ưu đãi, linh hoạt, thủ tục đơn giản nhất có thể.</p>
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