60th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia ties celebrated

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on August 21 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia ties as well as Indonesia’s 70th Independence Day.

 

Particularly, political relations between the two countries have grown with strong mutual trust while economic, trade and investment co-operation has been expanded together with affiliations in energy, aviation, culture, education-training and tourism, he said.

 

Vice Chairman Liem stressed that Ho Chi Minh City is keen to foster co-operation with Indonesia, especially in economics and tourism.

 

Indonesia currently has 16 investment projects in the city with US$18.74 million in total capital, he noted, adding that last year, trade reached US$778 million and nearly 500,000 Indonesian tourists visited the city.

 

Liem also believed that with the positive results of efforts by both sides thus far, collaboration between Ho Chi Minh City and Indonesia will continue to thrive.

 

Meanwhile, Indonesian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Jean Anes said over the last six decades, Vietnam and Indonesia have shared a deep friendship and efficient cooperation in various fields, especially investment and trade, benefiting both sides.

 

In 2014, trade between the two countries hit US$5.4 billion and it is targeted to rise to US$10 billion in 2018.