Hanoi/Jakarta, December 19 (Vietnam News/ANN). During the upcoming national visit of Indonesian President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, it is crucial for both countries to continue their discussions on how the two countries can build significant cooperation and collaboration. Indonesia-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) president Buarsa Sastravinath said they are becoming economic generators in the region.
Ciputra Group director Sastravinath told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) ahead of President Phuc's Dec. 21-23 visit that many Indonesian companies have come to Vietnam to explore investment opportunities, and Indonesia has become one of the investment opportunities. The largest ACN countries investing in Vietnam are mainly engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, coal mining, banking, hospitality, wood processing and export, and apparel manufacturing.
In the last meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister China Widodo, they recalled that Indonesia's commitment to the benefit of the people of both countries has strengthened cooperation in the healthcare sector as a bilateral partnership that is mutually beneficial. The pandemic is not over yet.
Sastravinath has been in Vietnam since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Indonesia. He emphasized that the bilateral traditional friendship has been built on a solid foundation by President Ho Chi Minh and President Sukarno since December 30, 1955, and nurtured and developed by Vietnamese leaders. of the people. two countries .
Pointing out that the two countries have many things in common, he explained that both countries are members of ASEAN, APEC and many other regional and international organizations and forums.
Indonesia is an important partner of Vietnam with great potential and highly appreciates Vietnam's role and position as one of the most influential countries in APEC. Vietnam and Indonesia have signed various cooperation agreements and treaties in various fields.
Several mechanisms of bilateral cooperation have also been established. According to him, Vietnam and Indonesia recently agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in economic, trade and investment sectors. - Vietnam News/ANN