On the sideline of the ongoing 16th ASEAN Summit in Ha Noi, PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Thursday evening received Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung (L) receives Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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The chief of the Government of Viet Nam hoped that the two sides would try to bring the bilateral relationship to a new height and celebrate the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
According to PM Nguyen Tan Dung, the two countries should also further promote investment and trade activities, ink an agreement on defense cooperation and negotiate for the demarcation of their exclusive economic rights zones.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed that Indonesia is ready to strengthen defense cooperation, especially organizing joint sea patrols.
The guest leader pledged to support Viet Nam to attend the G20 Summit.
He showed his desire to raise the two-way trade turnover to US $2 billion this year./.