Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo in New Delhi, India, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit marking the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations (Photo: VNA)New Delhi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January26 met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Indonesian President JokoWidodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit marking the25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations in New Delhi, India.
At the meeting with PM Hun Sen, the two sides lauded outcomes ofactivities celebrating the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2017, and showed theirdelight at the growth of 30 percent in two-way trade to reach nearly 4 billionUSD in 2017.
They agreed to direct ministries and sectors to effectively implementagreements reached during the ninth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) DevelopmentTriangle Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia in November 2016, especially deals ineconomy, tourism, environmental protection, sustainable management andexploitation of natural resources, attraction of investment for development,and combating cross-border crimes.
They will work together to prepare for the 10th CLV Summit inHanoi in March 2018.
Sharing their pleasure at the fruitful measures of ensuring bordersecurity and promoting border cooperation, the two sides concurred to askrelevant agencies to exchange experience in border demarcation and border markerplanting, thus finishing the work soon, creating favourable conditions for themanagement of shared border.
PM Phuc asked his Cambodian counterpart to direct Cambodian authorisedagencies to flexibly deal with issues related to legal documents and propertyof Vietnamese people in Cambodia, helping them lead a stable life andcontribute to the host country’s growth.
The two PMs also declared to coordinate closely at upcoming ASEAN seniormeetings, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
PM Phuc invited PM Hun Sen to attend the sixth Great Mekong SubregionSummit (GMS-6) and the GMS Business Forum slated for Hanoi in March 2018.
During his meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, PM Phuc showedhis satisfaction at the growing ties between the two countries, especially afterthe Indonesia visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of VietnamNguyen Phu Trong in August 2017.
The two leaders will direct authorities of both sides to activelyrealise agreements reached during the visit, while continuously seeking toincrease two-way trade to meet the goal of 10 billion USD.
The two countries will work closely in conducting the declaration onjoint vision on defence cooperation in the 2017-2022 period, and forming a newmechanism on policy consultation, information sharing, education cooperation,and search and rescue activities.
The two sides agreed to focus on completing the delimitation of economicexclusive zones at sea. PM Phuc thanked the Indonesian government forcollaboration in returning Vietnamese fishermen captured by Indonesian forces,expressing his hope that Indonesia will continue dealing with the issue in thespirit of friendship, humanity and solidarity to suit the strategic partnershipbetween the two countries. Indonesia should re-consider its policy ofdestroying fishing vessels, he suggested.
The Vietnamese Government leader recognised concerns of Indonesia overVietnam’s new policy on imported cars, affirming that he is directing theMinistry of Transport to give specific guidelines, not worrying automobileexporters.
The two PMs also pledged to work closely at upcoming ASEAN meetings tocontribute to strengthening intra-bloc solidarity and the grouping’s centralrole in the region.
Earlier, PM Phuc had a meeting with the new ASEAN Secretary-General LimJock Hoi. He invited the ASEAN leader to attend the GMS-6 and received Lim’sacceptance.
Also on January 26, PM Phuc joined leaders of the ASEAN countries inviewing a parade marking the 69th Republic Day of India.-VNA
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