The Vietnam-Japan Committee convened its third meeting in Tokyo, Japan on January 17 to seek ways to boost their cooperative relations.

The meeting was chaired by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada.

Opening the meeting, Okada stated that the current Japanese government wishes to bolster cooperation and exchange with Vietnam as strategic partners in numerous areas.

At the two-day conference, the two sides will discuss measures to strengthen their bilateral relation in such areas as economy, culture and science-technology and their cooperation under the multilateral framework, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

The trade officials from the two countries will also attend a dialogue forum, which focuses on Vietnam’s market regulation.

Established in November, 2006, the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee works as a forum for the two countries to map out measures to boost their cooperative relations in all areas.