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Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam, Ibnu Hadi agreed with Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s statement saying that the economic performance of Vietnam is better than Indonesia. According to him, it can be used as a benchmark for Indonesia to improve its economic performance, especially related to the increase in export value. Ibnu Hadi explained to the media in Jakarta, Thursday, February 15, that Indonesia's exports in 2017 only reached USD 168.7 billion. This figure is lower than that of Vietnam which reached USD 214.0 billion, while the value of Indonesian imports was USD 156.9 billion, and Vietnam reached USD 211.1 dollars. Not only that, the growth of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 was only 5.05 percent, while Vietnam was 6.81 percent. Therefore Ibnu Hadi said, as the Ambassador of Indonesia to Vietnam he will continue to give input to the government. In addition he will not only put Vietnam as a competitor of Indonesia, but also as potential partners. (VOI/REZHA/AHM)