Hanoi, May 2 -- Hanoi (VNA) - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on the morning of May 2 received Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Takaichi Sanae during her official visit to Vietnam.

The host leader welcomed PM Takaichi's visit, saying it comes at an important time as both countries have new leadership teams working to advance their socio-economic goals. He expressed satisfaction with the strong momentum in Vietnam-Japan relations more than two years after their upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The Vietnamese leader highlighted the substantive and wide-ranging cooperation between the two sides, underpinned by high political trust, effective coordination and the establishmen...