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Viet Nam, Indonesia commit to boosting cooperation at ASEAN, APEC


(VNA) - Vietnamese and Indonesian presidents have committed to strengthening cooperation at Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum while they were in Santiago, Chile, to attend the 12th APEC summit on Nov. 20-21.

 

At their meeting, held on the sidelines of the summit, Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono affirmed that the two countries share similarities in culture and history, especially their fight against foreign enemies. They agreed that since Viet Nam joined ASEAN in 1995, bilateral relations have been growing well and that the two countries have reached agreement in the resolution of many issues. In particular, their signing of an agreement on the delineation of continental shelf and another forming the framework of cooperation for the two countries in the 21st century have created an important foundation for boosting bilateral comprehensive ties.

 

The two leaders agreed to coordinate efforts in marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations next year.

 

They also committed themselves to strengthening the two countries' cooperation at ASEAN in order to increase the group's visibility in the world as well as their cooperation at APEC to promote free trade in the region and achieve the Bogo target by 2010 for developed countries and by 2020 for developing countries.

 

President Luong invited President Susilo to visit Viet Nam on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations and President Susilo also invited President Luong to visit Indonesia during the time his country holds the Asia-Africa Meeting.

 
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