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The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Embassy of Indonesia jointly held a workshop on relations between the two countries in Hanoi on October 26.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, now in Indonesia to attend a ceremony for the President and Vice President of the country to take their offices, on October 20 met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Vietnamese mission to the regional group.

As Indonesia’s only strategic partner within the ASEAN bloc, Vietnam will always be an important partner to the nation, stated Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P Marsudi in an annual press statement in Jakarta on January 9.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to create the best possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from Indonesia, during his meetings with leaders of Ciputra Group and PT Nikko Sekuritas Indonesia in Bali, Indonesia, on October 12. ​

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) and the plenary session of International Monetary Fund (IMF)- World Bank (WB) annual meetings will affirm Vietnam’s commitments to being an active and responsible member of ASEAN and treasuring global multilateral institutions.

The National Assembly of Vietnam always supports the country’s friendship and strategic partnership with Indonesia – one important partner of Vietnam in ASEAN and the region, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse hosted a banquet in Hanoi on September 11 in honour of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his spouse, who are on a two-day State visit to Vietnam.

The freshly-ended visits to Indonesia and Myanmar of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong marked a new milestone and created a new momentum for reinforcing political trust and boosting all-round cooperation between Vietnam and the two countries, said Hoang Binh Quan, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and leader of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri have agreed to continue deepening ties between the two countries through high-level visits and meetings, and fostering partnership in all channels of party, state, government, parliament and people-to-people contacts.

Vietnam and Indonesia should actively prepare for the 7th session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation to seek more ways to achieve a trade value of 10 billion USD as set.

Significant milestones in Vietnam-Indonesia relations over the last 60 years were reviewed by Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Nguyen Xuan Thuy during his recent interview with VNA correspondents.