Hanoi (VNA) - AmbassadorNguyen Phuong Nga, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations(VUFO), presented the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia tooutgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi at a ceremony in Hanoi onNovember 24.

The insignia was in recognition of the ambassador’scontributions to strengthening and strengthening the friendly and cooperative relationsbetween the two countries.

Speaking at the ceremony, Nga said during the ambassador’sthree-year tenure in Vietnam, the Vietnam – Indonesia ties have seen significantdevelopment across multiple fields such as politics, diplomacy, economy,culture and sports.

She said the ambassadorhas worked closely with the VUFO, the Vietnam – Indonesia FriendshipAssociation, and other Vietnamese competent agencies to organise a host offriendship activities.

He was also active in promoting trade and economic relationsbetween Vietnamese firms and their Indonesian peers and in implementinghumanitarian projects in many Vietnamese provinces and cities, Nga said.

For his part, Ibnu Hadi emphasised his honour to receive theaward, saying his last year serving in the country marks Vietnam’s ASEANchairmanship and the 65th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations.

He hailed Vietnam’s ASEAN chair role despite COVID-19 andexpressed his belief in Vietnam – Indonesia economic ties. When the twoeconomies recover from the pandemic, they will look to push their bilateraltrade to 10 billion USD, the diplomat added.

The two-way trade reached 5.73 billion USD in the first ninemonths of this year.

Ibnu Hadi pledged to make further contribution to thefriendship and collaboration between the two peoples in any posts he is goingto take in the future./.