Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh holds phone talks with Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita on November 18 (Photo: baotintuc.vn)

During the talks, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked Governor of Japan’s Gunma for its measures to support the Vietnamese community, such as setting up a call center in Vietnamese about COVID-19 and having mechanism to support foreigners, including Vietnamese citizens, who are infected with COVID-19, reported VNA.

He expressed his delight at the development of the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership as well as Vietnam’s cooperation with Gunma in particular, appreciating the Gunma administration’s various measures to support Vietnamese people there such as setting up a hotline providing COVID-19-related advice in Vietnamese and offering help for foreigners, including Vietnamese, who catch the disease.

He noted that the Vietnamese Government is carrying out measures to help its citizens in Japan and hopes that Gunma authorities will continue assisting Vietnamese people there to cope with the pandemic.

Applauding the prefecture’s active promotion of exchange with Vietnam, Minh asked Yamamoto to coordinate in promoting the reception of Vietnamese workers and apprentices, enhancing cultural exchange, and encouraging Gunma businesses to increase investment in Vietnam./.

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