Hanoi, July 21 -- Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung hosted a visiting delegation of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Executive Acting Secretary-General Hagiuda Koichi in Hanoi on July 21. At the meeting, both sides shared the delight at the substantive and steady progress in relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the LDP, as well as the Vietnam-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Trung congratulated Japan and the LDP on their recent achievements, noting that following the successful visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae in May, the current visit by the high-ranking LDP delegation carries significant importance for further strengthening ties between t...