Subianto, who responds to an invitation from the general secretary of the Communist Party (PCV) and president of the nation, To Lam, will arrive this Friday and will return to his country tomorrow.

Indonesia was the first Southeast Asian country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam on December 30, 1955. Since then the friendship between the two nations has developed continuously encouraged by generations of leaders and peoples.

In 1959 President Ho Chi Minh visited Indonesia and in the same year the then Indonesian President Sukarno traveled to Hanoi.

These two visits became important events in the history of the two peoples, laying a solid foundation for fostering friendship between Vietnam and Indonesia.

More than a decade ago, in June 2013, the two sides issued a joint statement on the establishment of their strategic partnership, marking an important milestone in the history of diplomatic relations, now approaching 70 years of existence.

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