During the visit, the ship's officers and crew-members will pay courtesy visits on the Naval Region 1 Command and leaders of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee.

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A leader of Hai Phong city presents flowers to a crew-member of the Indonesian Navy. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

At the reception for the commanding officer of the Indonesian naval ship, Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong Municipal People's Committee, expressed his delight at the visit, especially in the context that Vietnam and Indonesia constantly promoting the Strategic Partnership to new heights on the basis of long-standing traditional relations.

The visit takes place at the time the two countries are making preparations for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties (December 30, 1955 - 2025), contributing to tightening the Vietnam - Indonesia Strategic Partnership in general and the cooperation relations between the two navies in particular.

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Leaders of the Naval Region 1 Command and Hai Phong city and crew-members of Ship KRI Bima Suci in a joint photo (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

The city has over the past time welcomed a number of Indonesian working delegations, including a mission of the Indonesian Ambassador coming to explore and promote cooperation between Hai Phong and Indonesian localities and partners, and the delegation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo making a field trip to VinFast electric vehicle manufacturing complex as part of his state visit early this year.

Hai Phong is the largest Northern port city of Vietnam. The city has attracted a large amount of foreign direct investment (FDI), including an 11 million USD investment from Indonesia's IML Technology Vietnam, he added.

For his part, Rear Admiral Supardi, Governor of the Indonesian Naval Academy, thanked the Vietnamese side for the warm welcome. He also expressed his admiration for the outstanding development of Hai Phong city, hoping that the visit will contribute to further strengthening the cooperative ties between the Indonesian Navy and the Vietnam People’s Navy.

Translated by Thanh Hai