Ho Chi Minh City will pioneer in realising cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Japan, contributing to reinforcing and developing the friendly relations between the two countries, affirmed Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, while hosting visiting special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomu Takebe on September 23. Welcoming Takebe to visit the city for the second HCM City friendship dialogue and the 2024 HCM City economic forum, Mai thanked the Japanese official for his contributions to the organisation of the Vietnam-Japan festival, and the Government and people of Japan for supporting Vietnam in overcoming consequences of Typhoon Yagi. Source: Vietnam News Agency