Vice President visits embassy in Jakarta

ABO/VNA – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on October 20 met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Vietnamese mission to the regional group.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh meets with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia. (Photo: VNA)

She is in Indonesia to attend a ceremony for the President and Vice President of the country to take their offices on October 20.

At the meeting, Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Quang Vinh reported to Thinh on their activities as well as the situation of the Vietnamese community in the country.

Over the recent past, the bilateral strategic partnership and cooperation have vigorously developed in all the fields, the diplomat said, stressing that Thinh’s visit affirms that Vietnam attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Indonesia, manifests support to the country in weathering all the difficulties and challenges, and attaches importance to the role and position of Indonesia in ASEAN and the international arena.

Thinh spoke highly of the achievements of the Vietnamese offices in Indonesia which she described as contributing to the strengthening and deepening of the bilateral strategic partnership.

She informed the participants of the situation in Vietnam and the outcome of the recent 11th plenum of the Party Central Committee. The Vice President also pointed out difficulties and shortcomings such as the low national competitiveness, unsustainable economic growth, and social problems.

Thinh expressed her belief that with their rich experiences at international and regional forums, as well as in the context of the fine relations between Vietnam and Indonesia, Vietnamese offices will continue closely cooperate with one another, thus helping strengthen the bilateral effective and intensive relations and making active contributions to the national development.

(Source: NDO)