State President Truong Tan Sang met with a number of Asian and African leaders to discuss ways to step up bilateral ties and coordination at international forums in Jakarta on April 23 on the fringe of the 2015 Asian-African Conference (Bandung Conference).

President Truong Tan Sang meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: VNA)

At his meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, he congratulated Indonesia on successfully organising the Asian-African Conference (April 22-23) and the World Economic Forum on East Asia (April 19-21), hailing the country’s role in spurring cooperation between Asia and Africa in politics, economics and social affairs.

Meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahleb, President Sang affirmed that Viet N sees Egypt as a crucial partner in Africa and wishes to establish stronger partnerships in telecommunication, oil and gas, aquaculture, agriculture and healthcare towards bilateral trade of 1 billion USD.

During a meeting with Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah, President Sang reasserted Viet Nam’s consistent policy of respecting its traditional friendship with Palestine and supporting Palestinian people’s quest for their fundamental national rights.

President Truong Tan Sang and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe sought to deepen the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership through the exchange of high-level visits.

The Japanese PM pledged the provision of high-level official development assistance together with support for Viet Nam’s sustainable development and increased competiveness, promising to encourage Japanese businesses to increase technology transfer to Viet Nam.

President Sang shared his determination with Cambodian PM Hun Sen to forge ahead with the sound bilateral friendship and multi-faceted cooperation for the sake of the two peoples and peace, stability, and development in Southeast Asia.

He and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long concurred to employ stronger measures to accelerate trade and actively prepare for the commencement of the 6^th and 7^th Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Parks in Viet Nam.

Also on the sidelines of the conference, State President Truong Tan Sang met with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thoonglun Sisulith, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Hwang Woo Yea and Moroccan Foreign Minister Mbarka Bouaida.

(Source: VNA)