Japan, Vietnam leaders to discuss N energy, minerals
Thursday, 28 October 2010
TOKYO, Oct 27 (AFP): The leaders of Japan and Vietnam are expected to discuss a nuclear energy pact and the joint development of rare earth minerals when they meet in Hanoi this weekend, a Japanese official said Tuesday.
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan will visit the Vietnamese capital for meetings of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations starting Thursday and a wider 16-nation East Asia Summit (EAS) on Saturday.
In Hanoi, Kan also plans to hold talks on Sunday with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung, and "discuss an early signing of the pact between the two governments," a Japanese official said on condition of anonymity.
Japan and Vietnam have already reached a basic agreement on a nuclear energy pact.
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan will visit the Vietnamese capital for meetings of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations starting Thursday and a wider 16-nation East Asia Summit (EAS) on Saturday.
In Hanoi, Kan also plans to hold talks on Sunday with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung, and "discuss an early signing of the pact between the two governments," a Japanese official said on condition of anonymity.
Japan and Vietnam have already reached a basic agreement on a nuclear energy pact.