VN, Indonesia plan closer cooperation
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Participants at the sixth meeting of the Vietnam-Indonesia Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation held in Jakarta, on Monday and Tuesday, agreed to strengthen economic and technology cooperation for mutual benefits and towa
At the two-day event, the two sides discussed exchange activities in the fields of trade, industry, agriculture, energy, health, education, transport, finance, banking and tourism.
Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Indonesian Minister of Trade Gita Wirjawan co-chaired the meeting, in which they agreed to work further on the draft of an MoU on information sharing and protective trade policies between the two countries.
Regarding energy, oil and gas and coal mining, Vietnam proposed that Indonesia facilitate PetroVietnam’s existing oil and gas exploitation projects with its Indonesian partners, including the Natuna D-Alpha project. Both sides encouraged PetroVietnam to increase cooperation in exploiting crude oil, gas and coal as well as providing oil and gas services in Indonesia.
