[Provisional translation]
On November 9, 2026, following a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, who was visiting Japan, Prime Minister Takaichi attended a document signing ceremony and a joint press announcement at the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace. The Prime Minister then hosted a dinner.
At the joint press announcement, the Prime Minister said as follows:
(Prime Minister Takaichi)
Good evening, everyone.
Good evening, everyone.
I would like to extend my heartfelt welcome to General Secretary and President To Lam and all members of his delegation on their visit to Japan.
When I visited Hanoi in May this year, I received a warm welcome from the people of Viet Nam. I am very pleased that we have been able to meet again here in Japan today.
General Secretary To Lam's address to the Diet earlier today inspired in me a strong desire to move the future of Japan-Viet Nam relations forward together.
The Japan-Viet Nam Joint Vision Statement that we are announcing today will elevate our bilateral relations to new heights.
I am greatly encouraged by General Secretary To Lam's renewed and strong support for the Updated “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).”
Today, we concurred on promoting security cooperation toward maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
As a concrete form of cooperation, we will work toward the early provision of equipment and supplies in the area of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) framework, thereby supporting Viet Nam's contributions to the international community.
Economic security is a priority area of Japan-Viet Nam cooperation. In particular, with regard to critical minerals, we will accelerate the development of concrete cooperation projects involving both the public and private sectors.
We also discussed cooperation to create a favorable business environment toward the early realization of gas- and LNG-fired power projects involving Japanese companies.
Furthermore, I welcome the selection of six joint research projects in the semiconductor field under NEXUS.
We also plan to conduct international joint research in the field of AI through NEXUS.
We will contribute to the Vietnamese Government's initiative to develop 100 PhD-level AI professionals.
At the same time, cooperation in consular affairs is indispensable. We have decided to launch preliminary consultations on an international agreement concerning consular affairs, including making consular notification mandatory in all cases.
A number of cooperation documents were also exchanged, including those concerning Viet Nam Japan University, a symbol of our educational cooperation, and our increasingly concrete cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.
We now expect that mutual exports of Japanese grapes and Vietnamese pomelos will become possible from next season.
I hope that the people of Viet Nam will enjoy the juicy, sweet grapes nurtured by Japan's four seasons.
Regarding regional affairs, we exchanged views on various issues, including the situations in the South China Sea and on the Korean Peninsula.
In particular, I raised the importance of addressing the nuclear and missile issues and the abductions issue.
I am confident that, through this visit, cooperation between our two countries will advance significantly under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World.
Thank you very much.