The Indonesian Consul General suggested that Ho Chi Minh City be twinned with Surabaya City

At the meeting, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said that besides maintaining a strong bilateral relationship, the two countries Vietnam – Indonesia have always cooperated and coordinated closely at regional forums. especially within the ASEAN framework, affirming ASEAN’s key central role in maintaining peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world.

Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (right) had a reception for Indonesian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Agustaviano Sofjan

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Nen, the relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Indonesia in recent years has made good progress. By 2021, Indonesia has had 56 projects with a total capital of more than 41 million USD, ranking 31st in the total number of projects. 116 countries and territories have invested in Ho Chi Minh City, including successful start-up projects in the fields of services and tourism.

“I hope that in the coming time, Ho Chi Minh City and Indonesia will have many activities to strengthen links and support each other in order to recover the economy after the pandemic, especially connecting the market, connecting investment and tourism. connecting startups and innovative businesses, promoting cooperation in the fields of the digital economy, developing logistics infrastructure” – Mr. Nguyen Van Nen emphasized.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (right) presents the new Consul General of Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City Agustaviano Sofjan a miniature model of a famous landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Rong Wharf and cordially invites Mr. Sofjan to visit this place.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee added: “Knowing that the Consulate General plans to organize a business forum in July, we welcome and believe that such activities will contribute to promoting the relationship between the two countries. economy between the two sides more.”

According to Indonesian Consul General Agustaviano Sofjan, with the support of state agencies, departments, and Indonesian businesses operating in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam, they are always given favorable conditions for development and are eager to invest in the long term. He wished to further promote the relationship between Vietnam – Indonesia, government to government, business to business and people to people, based on what previous leaders established.

Indonesian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Agustaviano Sofjan (left) also presented the Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen a model of a famous Indonesian temple and invited Mr. Nguyen Van Nen to visit when he had the opportunity.

Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Indonesian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City took souvenir photos after the audience

On this occasion, Mr. Agustaviano Sofjan also proposed to establish a twinning relationship between the two cities of Vietnam – Indonesia, namely Ho Chi Minh City and Surabaya City. Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta.