Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 11 had separate meetings with Presidents of Myanmar U Thein Sein and Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the sidelines of the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
President U Thein Sein thanked Vietnam for positively supporting the country in performing its ASEAN Chairmanship.
He affirmed that Myanmar always attaches much importance to the traditional friendship with Vietnam .
Along with enhancing exchanges of delegations and high level meetings and people-to-people contacts, Myanmar will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in the country, especially in areas of oil and gas, banking and tourism, striving for a two-way trade of 500 million USD by 2015, he said.
The Myanmar leader said he hopes the eighth meeting of the Joint Committee on bilateral cooperation of the two countries as well as the seventh political consultation between the two Foreign Ministries will be held soon.
During the meeting, the two sides expressed their delight at the growing bilateral ties over the past years.
They highly valued their affiliation at regional and international forums, especially sub-regional cooperation frameworks such as the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy, the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam, the Greater Mekong Subregion and the East-West Economic Corridor.
They agreed to work with other ASEAN member countries to boost solidarity and build an ASEAN Community by 2015 while raising ASEAN common voice on regional and international matters, including the East Sea issue.
During meeting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, PM Dung congratulated the country on the successful parliament election recently and spoke highly of the role that the President plays in elevating bilateral ties to strategic partnership in last June.
The two sides agreed to actively implement the plan of actions in the 2014-2018 period and hold the second meeting of their Joint Committee in 2014, while preparing for activities to celebrate the 60 th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2015.
Both leaders said they are glad at the two country’s close coordination at regional and international forums, especially at the ASEAN and United Nations.
They pledged to continue working closely with other ASEAN members in successfully building an ASEAN Community of solidarity, consolidating ASEAN’s central role in regional cooperation mechanism.
Regarding new developments in the East Sea , the Indonesian President expressed concern over the rising tension in the sea, holding that all disputes should be settled peacefully without military intervention.
Indonesia is willing to coordinate with Vietnam and relevant parties in seeking suitable solutions to the matter, he affirmed.-VNA
President U Thein Sein thanked Vietnam for positively supporting the country in performing its ASEAN Chairmanship.
He affirmed that Myanmar always attaches much importance to the traditional friendship with Vietnam .
Along with enhancing exchanges of delegations and high level meetings and people-to-people contacts, Myanmar will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to invest in the country, especially in areas of oil and gas, banking and tourism, striving for a two-way trade of 500 million USD by 2015, he said.
The Myanmar leader said he hopes the eighth meeting of the Joint Committee on bilateral cooperation of the two countries as well as the seventh political consultation between the two Foreign Ministries will be held soon.
During the meeting, the two sides expressed their delight at the growing bilateral ties over the past years.
They highly valued their affiliation at regional and international forums, especially sub-regional cooperation frameworks such as the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy, the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam, the Greater Mekong Subregion and the East-West Economic Corridor.
They agreed to work with other ASEAN member countries to boost solidarity and build an ASEAN Community by 2015 while raising ASEAN common voice on regional and international matters, including the East Sea issue.
During meeting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, PM Dung congratulated the country on the successful parliament election recently and spoke highly of the role that the President plays in elevating bilateral ties to strategic partnership in last June.
The two sides agreed to actively implement the plan of actions in the 2014-2018 period and hold the second meeting of their Joint Committee in 2014, while preparing for activities to celebrate the 60 th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2015.
Both leaders said they are glad at the two country’s close coordination at regional and international forums, especially at the ASEAN and United Nations.
They pledged to continue working closely with other ASEAN members in successfully building an ASEAN Community of solidarity, consolidating ASEAN’s central role in regional cooperation mechanism.
Regarding new developments in the East Sea , the Indonesian President expressed concern over the rising tension in the sea, holding that all disputes should be settled peacefully without military intervention.
Indonesia is willing to coordinate with Vietnam and relevant parties in seeking suitable solutions to the matter, he affirmed.-VNA
