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| Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc review an honour guard at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Jan 16, 2017. ( LUONG THAI LINH / POOL / AFP) |
HANOI — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is meeting with Vietnam's leaders on the last stop of his 4-nation tour intended to boost Japan's trade and security engagements in the region.
Japan has provided Vietnam with six used patrol vessels to help strengthen maritime capability
Abe and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc reviewed an honor guard in Hanoi before heading for talks behind closed doors at the beginning of his two-day visit Monday.
Japan is one of Vietnam's top investors and trading partners and is the communist country's single largest bilateral donor.
The two countries are locked in separate maritime disputes with China.
Japan has provided Vietnam with six used patrol vessels to help strengthen maritime capability.
Abe has already visited the Philippines , Australia and I ndonesia on his trip.
