National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left) and Speaker of the People’s Representative Council (lower house) of Indonesia Puan Maharani (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia's media on August 4 ran many articles hihglighting close relations with Vietnam.
According to the Voice of Indonesia (VOI), Speaker of the People’s Representative Council (lower house) of Indonesia Puan Maharani said at a joint press conference after her talks with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue that the two sides emphasised the importance of bilateral cooperation and the backing of ASEAN's solidity in maintaining peace and stability in the region, through the support of parliamentary diplomacy.
The speaker expected that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two legislatures signed on August 4 would result in real impacts on the strategic partnership between Indonesia and Vietnam in various areas such as trade, investment, clean and renewable energy, and connectivity.
She expressed her pleasure that trade value between Indonesia and Vietnam increases year by year, reaching 11 billion USD last year, while saying that she supports the two government's bilateral trade target of 15 billion USD by 2028 by lifting non-tariff barriers.
Regarding tourism, she suggested expanding direct air routes between the two countries, saying that the two sides are striving to launch a direct route linking their capital cities.
According to the VOI, Vietnamese NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue recalled the closeness between Vietnam and Indonesia, while expressing his hope that bilateral parliamentary cooperation will contribute to further tightening the friendship between the two countries.
Outcomes of the talks between the heads🌜 of the Indonesian and Vietnamese legislative bodies, and the signing of the MoU were also covered by many♊ news outlets, such as Detik.com, Tempo.com, Akurat.co. They said the signing of the MoU on parliamentary cooperation between Indonesia and Vietnam will encourage information exchange, consultation, training, capacity building and exchange of visits by NA delegations and have an impact on political stability in the region./.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s upcoming official visit to Indonesia and his attendance at the General Assembly of the 44th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) holds a strategic significance, said an Indonesian scholar.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Jakarta on August 4 morning, beginning his official visit to Indonesia where he will also attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).
The official visit to Indonesia from August 4-6 by Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue will help solidify close friendship, strengthen mutual understanding and further enhance the bilateral strategic partnership which celebrates its 10th year in 2023, according to an Indonesian diplomat.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Speaker of the People’s Representative Council (lower house) of Indonesia Puan Maharani in Jakarta on August 4, during which he underlined that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing the strategic partnership with Indonesia.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left) and Speaker of the People’s Representative Council (lower house) of Indonesia Puan Maharani (Photo: VNA) 
