Perdana Ke Indonesia Setelah Jabat Presiden Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc Tanam Tree Merawan Bareng Jokowi

President Jokowi and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc planted a Merawan tree in the Bogor Presidential Palace area on Thursday 22 December. (ANTARA-Desca L N)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a state visit from Vietnam's President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Thursday, December 22.

This is the first time Nguyen Xuan Phuc has visited Indonesia since serving as President of Vietnam on April 5, 2021.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the limited delegation arrived at the Bogor Palace at around 10:00 WIB. Nguyen's arrival was also accompanied by the Satria Nusantara Troops, Equestrian Troops, and the Music Corps of the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres).

After being greeted by Jokowi, the procession was continued by the official welcoming ceremony by playing the national anthem of the two countries and accompanied by a cannon boom 21 times. After the cannon boom was over, the two leaders then inspected the honorary troops.

The two leaders then introduced each delegation who attended the ceremony.

After introducing each other's delegates, Jokowi then invited Nguyen Xuan Phuc to take a photo together and sign a state guest book in the Lotus Room, Bogor Palace.

The series of events were then continued by planting with the Merawan tree or "Hopea Odorata" by Jokowi and Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the side yard of the Bogor Presidential Palace.

After planting trees together, Jokowi and Nguyen Xuan Phuc headed home to chat for a moment before holding a bilateral meeting with delegates from each country.

After the bilateral meeting, the two leaders will make a joint press statement in the Lotus Room. This series of official welcomings ended with a state lunch for Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates in the Garuda Room.

Based on the Antara report, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc made an official visit to Indonesia on December 21-23, 2022.

Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Vietnam have been inaugurated since December 30, 1955 and entered a new level since June 2013 when the two countries agreed on a Strategic Partnership relationship.

In 2023, the two countries will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a strategic partnership in the hope of further increasing cooperation in all fields, starting from diplomacy, politics, economy, social-culture, and exchange between people.

Indonesia-Vietnam bilateral trade value in 2022 will reach more than 11 billion US dollars. The new trade value target is 15 billion US dollars by 2028.

In 2021, Indonesia has invested more than 600 million US dollars in realestates, cement, animal feed, and car parts. The two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding between the Indonesian police and Vietnam through the Maritime Security Agency Exercise in June 2021.