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Mar. 18 - The Indonesian Ambassador to Viet Nam, Denny Abdi, handed over his credentials to Party General Secretary and President of Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday morning (17/3) at the Presidential Palace, Hanoi.

The event began with a salute from the Guard of Honor and Ambassador Denny Abdi was greeted by the Chief of State Protocol at the entrance to the Presidential Palace.

The handover of the Letter of Credentials from the Indonesian Ambassador to President Nguyen Phu Trong was held solemnly.

This ceremony marked the formal assumption of Ambassador Denny Abdi’s assignment as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

At an audience with the President of Viet Nam, Ambassador Denny Abdi conveyed the warm greetings of President Joko Widodo to President Nguyen Phu Trong and expressed his commitment to deepening the bilateral relations between the two countries.

President Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed the Indonesian Ambassador and sent his warm regards to President Joko Widodo.

The Government of Viet Nam stands ready to fully support the Indonesian Ambassador and enhance the bilateral cooperation that brings benefits to the people of both countries.

Since inaugurated on 30 December 1955, bilateral relations between Indonesia and Viet Nam have been developed well and cemented by its Strategic Partnership in 2013.

Before the pandemic, Indonesia and Viet Nam were among the countries with the strongest economic growth in the region.

At the end of 2019, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a bilateral meeting with Viet Nam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reflecting Indonesia’s support for Viet Nam Chairmanship in ASEAN 2020 as well as the closeness of the two neighboring countries.

Indonesia and Viet Nam also have a close relationship at the highest level.

This is evidenced by President Joko Widodo's state visit to Viet Nam and the working visit of Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Bali in 2018.

In 2017, Party’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is currently serving as President of Viet Nam, paid an official visit to Indonesia.

These high-level visits have resulted in several agreements in various fields including the Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Strategic Partnership of Indonesia–Viet Nam for the period of 2019–2023.

The economic relations between the two countries show incredible resilience. In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the bilateral trade of Indonesia and Viet Nam reached US$ 8.2 billion.

In the future, the two countries will continue to acquire more achievements in various fields. Post-pandemic, it is believed that the two countries can reach the target of US$ 10 billion bilateral trade turnover.

Ambassador Denny Abdi is a career diplomat who has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia for almost 25 years.

Before he was appointed the Indonesian Ambassador to Viet Nam, Ambassador Denny was the Director of Southeast Asian Affairs of the Ministry. (VOI)