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2015 September 2 - 8 [JCP]

This week’s JCP international activities

Ogata attends Vietnam’s National Day reception

Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo and JCP member of the House of Representatives Kasai Akira on September 1 attended a reception in Tokyo hosted by Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Independence.

Ogata and Kasai engaged in relaxed conversations with the ambassador and Japanese and foreign guests.

Shii meets with Vietnamese ambassador

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on September 7 met with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong at the JCP head office in Tokyo.

The ambassador congratulated the JCP for its achievements in recent elections and positively influencing the Japanese political situation. He also expressed his hope for further developing relations between the JCP and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as well as for the JCP’s cooperation in improving Japan-Vietnam relations.

Shii said that his visits to Vietnam in 2007 and 2013 and the talks he had with CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong have contributed to developing the two parties’ relation well into the 21st century. He hoped for the furthering of good relations and for the success of the Doi Moi policies.

Referring to Japan’s current political situations, Shii clarified the JCP’s position on the Abe government-sponsored war bills enabling the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to use arms abroad.

JCP Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo also participated in the meeting.