President of the RoK Moon Jae-in. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)Hanoi (VNA)– President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in expressed his hope toenhance the economic and diplomatic cooperation with Indonesia during a phonecall with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on May 25.
According to Yonhapnews agency, President Moon Jae-in noted that the RoK and Indonesia have constantly increased exchanges and cooperation since the two forgeda strategic partnership in 2006 and hoped that Indonesia will support the RoKaccelerate the partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)to a higher level.
He affirmedthat the RoK Government will enhance relations with the 10 member countries of theASEAN, an important partner of the RoK.
On the occasion,President Moon Jae-in expressed his condolences to the victims of the bombingsin the capital city of Jakarta on May 24. He stressed that the RoK isdetermined to play a role in wiping out terrorism across the world.
For his part,Indonesian President Joko Widodo congratulated Moon on his recent electionvictory.
The leader of theRoK also anticipated greater cooperation in bilateral defence industry,including warplane development.
In January 2016, thetwo countries signed an agreement to jointly developthe KF-X/IF-X 4.5-generation fighter, worth 8.1 trillion KRW (7.1 billionUSD).-VNA
