Hanoi [Vietnam], December 22: At the end of the afternoon of December 21, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta capital, to begin a state visit to the Republic of Indonesia.
The welcoming ceremony for President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport. On the Indonesian side, there were Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi; Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam Denny Abdi. On the Vietnamese side, there was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in Indonesia Ta Van Thong; Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Nguyen Hai Bang, along with a large number of officials and employees of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia and the Vietnamese Delegation to ASEAN.
Since the 13th Party Congress and since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic , this is the first visit of a key Vietnamese leader to Indonesia. In particular, this is the first state visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Indonesia after 9 years and takes place in the context that the two countries are looking forward to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership (2013 - 2020). 2023). Taking place at a time when the cooperation relationship between the two countries is actively developing, the visit will contribute to consolidating political trust, deepening the multifaceted cooperation, and bringing bilateral relations to the next level. In fact, more efficient.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world, consisting of more than 17,500 large and small islands located between the Asian continent and Oceania, connecting the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean . This island nation has the 4th largest population in the world with 273.8 million people (figures for 2021). The capital city of Jakarta alone has about 11 million inhabitants.
According to the program, during the visit from December 21 to 23, after the state welcome ceremony chaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will have a narrow meeting and official talks with the President. Indonesia Joko Widodo; witnessed the awarding ceremony of a number of cooperation documents between the two countries.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will have meetings with the Chairman of the Indonesian People's Deputies Council (lower house); meeting with the President of the Indonesian Local Deputies Council (Senate); meeting leaders of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chairman of the Indonesia - Vietnam Friendship Association and a number of large Indonesian enterprises ; visited the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat, met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ambassadors and charities of the delegations of ASEAN countries.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
