Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang received the delegation from Izumisano city (Japan)

(binhdinh.gov.vn) - On the afternoon of March 28, at the headquarters of the Provincial People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang had a courtesy meeting with Mr. Oku Shinya - Director of the Department of Education of Izumisano City (Japan) and the delegation. The delegation visited and exchanged sports in the province on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023). Participating in the meeting were representatives of leaders of relevant departments and branches.

The scene of the meeting

At the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang said that the cooperation relationship between Binh Dinh province and Japanese partners has been formed quite early. In particular, through the introduction of the late Chairment of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai - Mr. Hitoshi Kato, in 2019, Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee and Izumisano city government signed a contract to establish a friendly and cooperative relationship. work. Since then, between the two sides, have regularly exchanged information, organized friendship activities according to the signed program content such as: Exchange of pictures between primary school children between the two sides; receiving staff dispatched to work in Binh Dinh in order to promote the cooperation program between the two sides; sending Binh Dinh athletes to participate in the International Marathon to be held in Osaka in January 2023; In addition, Binh Dinh province and the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in Sakai are coordinating information research and promotion to help Vinh Thanh district, Binh Dinh province and Yoshino town, Yoshino district, Nara province, Japan to establish relations cooperation between the two localities in the near future.

Currently, Binh Dinh province is developing a plan to organize activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023) in the province. . Therefore, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang hopes that, in the coming time, Binh Dinh province and Izumisano city will continue to coordinate to implement more practical and effective cooperation activities to promote the relationship between the two provinces, friendship between the two localities developed to a new height.

On this occasion, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang introduced the potentials and strengths of Binh Dinh and the priority areas the province calls for investment in the near future. Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the province identifies tourism as one of the key economic sectors in the immediate and long term, and the international market that Binh Dinh targets is Asia, especially the Japanese market. At the same time, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee invited the Mayor of Izumisano city to visit Binh Dinh in the near future.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang gave gifts to the delegation

Talking with leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Oku Shinya, Director of Izumisano City Department of Education was pleased with the good cooperation results between Binh Dinh province and Izumisano city in recent years. Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, direct travel between the two cities has been suspended for a while, but in October 2022, our city was honored to welcome the delegation of the University Quy Nhon came to visit and in February this year was an activity to invite Maraton athletes from your province to participate in the Marathon running in Osaka, this is a positive sign that the exchange activities between the two sides are growing. gradually resumed. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, with the approval of the Provincial People's Committee, our delegation introduced the city's sports delegation to exchange with the provincial volleyball team. Binh Dinh tomorrow (March 29).