Vietnam honours outgoing Japanese ambassador

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (first right) presents the Friendship Order to outgoing Japanese ambassador Umeda Kunio during a ceremony in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Japanese embassador Umeda Kunio thanks Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and the Foreign Ministry for helping him fulfill assigned tasks (Photo: VNA)

According to the ambassador, Vietnam has become a top important and trustworthy partner of Japan in the fields of politics, security, economy and human resources training (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and outgoing Japanese ambassador Umeda Kunio at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presents the Friendship Order to outgoing Japanese ambassador Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presents the Friendship Order to outgoing  Japanese ambassador Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA)