Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets in Phnom Penh on November 11. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and wants tofurther develop its traditional friendship and strategic partnership withIndonesia.
To continue advancing the bilateral relations in a practical manner, the two leaders agreed on the need to coordinate together closely in implementing majorcooperation orientations, with priority given to increasing the exchange of all-level visits.
They agreed to direct relevant ministries and agencies to promptly andeffectively carry out agreements, particularly the action plan on theimplementation of the strategic partnership for 2019 - 2023.
To create momentum for economic recovery, the two leaders shared theview on the necessity to promote two-way trade in a more balanced direction.
PM Chinh expressed his hope for more agricultural, aquatic, and food products of Vietnam to be exported to Indonesia.
President Widodo took note of PM Chinh’s request for measuresto reduce Vietnam’s trade deficit with Indonesia and remove barriers to bothcountries’ exports.
The two leaders highly valued the close coordination betweenVietnam and Indonesia within multilateral frameworks, especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and theUnited Nations. They also concurred to strengthen ties to enhance ASEAN’ssolidarity and centrality in the settlement of emerging global challenges./.
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