Hanoi, July 22 -- National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 22 received Executive Acting Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Hagiuda Koichi, who is paying a working visit to Vietnam from July 20-23. NA Chairman Man reaffirmed that Vietnam consistently regards Japan as one of its most important and long-term strategic partners and supports the leading role of the ruling LDP. He expressed his hope for closer coordination with the party to further deepen the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and effectively implement the agreements reached by the two countries' high-level leaders during Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's visit to Vietnam in May. The top legislator stressed that the Vietnamese NA w...