Vietnamese, Indonesian foreign ministries bolster cooperation
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Indonesian counterpart Abdul Kadir Jailani outlined orientations to ramp up cooperation between the two foreign ministries with a view to well carrying out high-level agreements during their working session in Jakarta on August 7.
The meeting was held within the framework of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Indonesia and attendance at the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) from August 4-8.
Jailani applauded the Vietnamese top legislator’s visit which, he said, has contributed to boosting the legislative ties as well as the strategic partnership between the two nations.
In response, Viet greatly valued the effective cooperation between the two foreign ministries in reinforcing Vietnam-Indonesia relations as well as their coordination at multilateral mechanisms like the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Hailing Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2023, he affirmed Vietnam’s further support for the country to successfully fulfil this important role.
The two sides consented to continue all-level delegation exchanges, and swiftly coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to review the implementation of the action programme materialising the strategic partnership for the 2019-2023 period, and soon outline another for 2024-2028 in an effort to take the relationship to new heights.
They also agreed to enhance cooperation in such new spheres as green economy, green energy and digital transformation, while promoting a new ecosystem and value chain in the electric vehicle sector between the two countries, towards expanding to other regional countries.
Vietnam and Indonesia will increase their coordination and mutual support in regional and international issues of shared concern, including the East Sea issue.