NA Chairman receives Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association President in Jakarta

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue applauded the Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association for its contribution to enhancing people-to-people exchange and promoting business, and investment cooperation between the two countries during his reception for the association's President Budiarsa Sastrawinata in Jakarta on August 5 as part of his official visit to Indonesia.
NA Chairman receives Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association President in Jakarta ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meets with representatives from Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association in Jakarta. (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) –National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue applauded theIndonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association for its contribution to enhancing people-to-peopleexchange and promoting business, and investment cooperation between the two countries during his reception for the association's President Budiarsa Sastrawinata in Jakarta on August 5 as part of his official visit to Indonesia.

The Vietnamese NAChairman highly appreciated his guest's initiative in establishing theassociation, with core members being entrepreneurs running investment and business projects in Vietnam.

Budiarsa Sastrawinata saidthat established in 2015, the association aims to consolidate and enhance thefriendship between the two countries, including promoting people-to-peopleexchange and cooperation in various fields.

Thanking Hue for his support to the enhancement of the two countries' ties, Budiarsa Sastrawinata delivered proposals of his association's members relating to production and business activities in Vietnam, includingprojects on green production, environmental protection, production of vaccines against poultry diseases, cooperation in oil and gas, pharmaceuticals,universities, and the opening of a photo exhibition in Hanoi.

NA Chairman Hue emphasisedthat Vietnam and Indonesia boast the long-standing traditional friendship andVietnam wishes to promote relations with Indonesia across all channels of theParty, National Assembly, Government, and people-to-people exchange.

Hue said he hopes theIndonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association will have more and more members, while suggesting the association organise a people-to-people diplomacy event this yearwhen the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their strategic partnership.

Also on August 5 morning, NA Chairman VuongDinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly laid a wreath at the IndonesianNational Heroes Monument in Kalibata Cemetery, southern Jakarta./.

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