At the reception, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Mr. Prabowo Subianto on his election as President of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term with a high vote of confidence. He welcomed the President-elect’s visit to Vietnam as the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their Strategic Partnership, towards the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1955-2025). The visit also demonstrates the close bond, trust, and determination of the two countries to promote cooperation and sustainable development, for peace, stability, and mutual prosperity.
The Prime Minister congratulated Indonesia on its 79th National Day and commended the country’s remarkable achievements, becoming the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 16th largest in the world, with social security well ensured. He expressed his belief that the Government and people of Indonesia will continue to achieve even greater accomplishments in nation-building and development, fulfilling their aspiration to become a developed country by their 100th anniversary of independence (2045), with an increasingly enhanced role and position in the region and internationally.
The President-elect of Indonesia congratulated Vietnam on its National Day and expressed his deep condolences for the severe losses caused by Storm Yagi. He admired the indomitable spirit and resilience of the Vietnamese people in their struggle for national independence, as well as in nation-building and development. He affirmed his high regard for the relationship with Vietnam and his commitment to strengthening the traditional friendship and Strategic Partnership between the two countries in various fields.
The two leaders agreed that in nearly seven decades, the relationship between the two countries, founded by President Ho Chi Minh and President Sukarno, has grown strongly and extensively, especially after the upgrade to a Strategic Partnership in 2013. Mutual understanding and political trust have deepened, and cooperation in various fields has become more comprehensive and effective. The two sides actively coordinate and support each other in multilateral mechanisms (the United Nations, ASEAN, the Non-Aligned Movement, etc.)
Accordingly, the two leaders agreed on several major orientations to effectively tap the potential for cooperation in various fields, bringing the Strategic Partnership to a new height, substantively, and soon, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 80th anniversary of National Day of the two countries.
The two sides also agreed to continue enhancing exchanges and contacts at all levels and through all channels (Party, State, Government, and people-to-people exchanges), effectively implementing bilateral cooperation mechanisms to strengthen trust and help resolve difficulties in various fields. They expressed their belief that the two countries will soon achieve the goal of 18 billion USD in two-way trade; agreeing to coordinate to remove difficulties, reduce trade barriers, and facilitate trade promotion activities and market access for each other’s goods, including agricultural products and Halal products.
The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is ready to cooperate and support Indonesia in ensuring food security and proposed the early signing of a rice trade cooperation agreement.
At the same time, the Prime Minister requested that Indonesia facilitate the access of Vietnam’s agricultural products and Halal products to the Indonesian market and support Vietnam in removing the “IUU yellow card” in the seafood sector.
The two leaders at the reception – Photo: VGP
The President-elect of Indonesia expressed his wish to promote cooperation with Vietnam in food security, energy security, and high technology and hoped that Vietnam would share its agricultural development experience.
The two sides agreed to encourage and facilitate businesses from both countries to invest in each other’s markets, especially in new fields such as the digital economy, green economy, energy transition, and the development of the electric vehicle ecosystem. They also agreed to promote the early signing of a cooperation document on training in technical skills and the digital economy.
The two leaders also agreed to deepen cooperation in other important fields such as defense and security, maritime cooperation, fisheries cooperation, the development of a digital partnership, including cross-border e-commerce, digital transformation, the prevention of transnational crimes and cybercrimes, support for information technology enterprises, the enhancement of cultural exchanges and people-to-people exchanges, air connectivity, and local connections.
The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and international issues of shared concern. They agreed to strengthen cooperation, consolidate solidarity, and promote the central role and common voice of ASEAN on regional security issues, including the issue of the South China Sea. They emphasized the importance of sustainable and equitable development in the sub-regions, including the Mekong sub-region.
The Prime Minister requested that Indonesia continue to closely coordinate with Vietnam to maintain ASEAN’s unity, common position, and achievements on the issue of the South China Sea, and promote substantive and effective COC negotiations, in accordance with international law, especially UNCLOS 1982.
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