Tokyo, Jan. 20 -- The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will play the most crucial role in building peace, as peace is the foundation for prosperity, Director-General of the International Bureau of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi has said.

Speaking with a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Japan on the occasion of the 14th National Congress of the CPV, Tsuyoshi praised Vietnam's impressive progress in recent years, stressing that the CPV has been at the core of this development.

Against a backdrop of global shifts and escalating geopolitical tensions, the role of Vietnam and Japan in cooperation in shaping a new era has become increasingly vital, with the CPV serving as a key driver in this effort.

Referring ...