Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang (R) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (Source: VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quangon November 12 paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Jusuf Kalla whounderlined the need for extra efforts to deepen win-win cooperation between thetwo countries.
Jusuf Kalla expressed his delight at the fine development ofVietnam-Indonesia traditional friendship and close cooperation over the pastmore than 60 years.
He spoke highly of the outcomes of recent talks betweenIndonesian President Joko Widodo and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucin Hanoi and Bali, during which both sides had proposed specific measures topromote economic, trade and investment ties and help enterprises deal withdifficulties.
The Vice President thanked Vietnam for backing Indonesia’s initiatives,affirming that it will work with Vietnam in building priorities within theframework of the Indo-Pacific.
He stressed the necessity to have better coordination in implementingthe 2019-2023 Programme of Action, and discussing regional and multilateralissues of mutual concern at the ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Singaporeas well as the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Papua New Guinea later thismonth.
It is also essential to support each other and contribute tomaintaining the central role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) in the region, the host added.
For his part, Quang congratulated Indonesia on itssuccessful organisation of many international events in recent times, includingthe 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 18) and Asian Para Games, the ASEAN Leaders’Gathering and the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) andthe World Bank (WB).
The success of these events has contributed to improving theimage and role of Indonesia in the region and the world at large, he affirmed.
The diplomat also extended his sympathy over Indonesia’shuman and asset losses in a Lion Air plane crash and earthquakes in Lombok andSulawesi.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Ambassador Quangemphasised priorities in bilateral cooperation, including building politicaltrust through high-level delegation exchanges, intensifying coordination inregional and international issues, soon addressing existing shortcomingsrelated to an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and fishing, and raising two-waytrade to 10 billion USD by 2020.-VNA
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