Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) is welcomed by Vietnamese children at the official welcome ceremony for him and his spouse in Hanoi on September 11 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –President Tran Dai Quang and his guest, visiting Indonesian President JokoWidodo, had a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese and foreign media inHanoi on September 11 to inform them of the outcomes of the talks between thetwo leaders held earlier the same day.
President Quang said the twoleaders had very successful talks, during which they exchanged ideas on allaspects of the relations between the two countries, discussed and agreed to furtherdevelop the Vietnam – Indonesia strategic partnership in a more vigorous andprofound way, for the interest of each country and for the sake of peace,prosperity, cooperation and development prevailing in the region.
The State leader stressedthat the two sides worked out major orientations to push up bilateral in thetime to come, focusing on the boosting of delegation exchanges and contacts atall levels via the channels of State, National Assembly and Government, as wellas people-to-people exchanges so as to further improve the bonds and politicaltrust and, at the same time, lay a foundation conducive to the bringing intofull play the potential and advantages, thus bringing about practical,effective and mutually beneficial fruits to the bilateral cooperation.
The two leaders also pledgedmutual support in grasping chances of the regional economic linkage to strengthenthe bilateral trade cooperation and within the ASEAN.
President Quang stressed thatthe two sides agreed to facilitate each other’s key exports, striving to bringthe revenue of the bilateral trade of goods to the level of 10 billion USD oreven higher in 2020.
President Widodo said verymany Indonesian investors look to develop their investment in Vietnam, and thatis why Indonesia hopes the Vietnamese State will facilitate and give fair treatmentto Indonesian investors.
Sharing the common values ona region of peace, stability, security and safety, President Quang said the twosides pledged to continue pushing up their defence – security cooperation toeffectively cope with traditional and non-traditional security challenges nowrising in the region. The two sides will also intensify their cooperation onthe sea, agriculture, transport, energy, culture, tourism, people-to-peopleexchanges, etc, to match the potential and demand of the two countries.
President Widodo said thetwo sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in fighting and preventing illegalfishing activities, and accelerate negotiations on the two countries’ exclusiveeconomic zones.
The two leaders laid stresson the strengthening of cooperation to complete the goal of building the ASEANCommunity Vision 2025, building an ASEAN Community of solidarity, self-relianceand creativeness, and bringing into full play its central role in the region aswell as contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability and development inthe Indo-Asia-Pacific region. They also agreed to support trade liberalization,ensuring peace, security and development of the states in the region.
President Quang said the twosides reaffirmed the importance of peace, stability, security, marine andaviation safety and freedom in the East Sea; settling disputes by peacefulmeasures on the basis of international law, especially the UN Convention on theLaw of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, fully respecting the diplomatic and legalprocedures, seriously and fully implementing the Declaration on the Conduct ofthe Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and reaching the Code of Conduct (COC) at anearly date.
President Widodo stressedIndonesia welcomes progress recorded in the negotiations on COC, makingimportant contributions to affirming that the Ease Sea remains a region ofsafety, stability and peace. He also thanked Vietnam for supporting Indonesia’sviewpoint on the perception of the Indo-Pacific.
President Joko Widodo is nowmaking a state-level visit to Vietnam from September 11-12 at the invitation ofPresident Tran Dai Quang. After their talks which followed the official welcomeceremony for the guest also on September 11, the two leaders witnessed thesigning of various cooperation documents between the two countries.-VNA
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