Chairman of the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa province Nguyen Tan Tuan speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the “Meet Khanh Hoa-Indonesia” event,jointly held in Nha Trang city by the provincial People’s Committee, theVietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Indonesian Embassy in Vietnam,the official stressed that Indonesia is Vietnam’s third largest trade partnerin the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while Vietnam is thefourth biggest of Indonesia in the grouping.
Indonesia was also the first Southeast Asian nation toestablish diplomatic ties with Vietnam in 1955, he continued.
Tuan briefed the participants on Khanh Hoa’s potential,strengths and development orientations in aquaculture, high-tech agriculture,tourism and trade, and suggested the two sides step up exchanges and promotetheir close ties, contributing to strengthening the Vietnam-Indonesiarelationship.
Adhy Karyono - Acting Governor of East Java province speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) To deepen the cooperation, Vietnamese and Indonesianinvestors should look towards such areas as digital economy and tourism, andenhancing collaboration in agriculture and aquaculture, he suggested.
Indonesia’s Maritime Affairs and Fisheries MinisterSakti Wahyu Trenggono noted that the Indonesian Government commits, encouragesand creates optimal conditions for foreign investors to operate in maritime andfishery areas.
At the conference, the two sides looked into their potential,strengths and cooperation ability, with priority given to processing-manufacturing,energy, tourism, and high-tech agriculture.
Following the event, Indonesian delegates visited AustralisAquaculture, LLC, Van Ninh KN solar farm, a tourism-agriculture cooperative andsome tourist sites in Khanh Hoa./.
VNA
