Jakarta, March 11 -- Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani highlighted DPR's readiness to deepen ties with Vietnam to boost trade as well as people-to-people and parliamentary relations.

Maharani made this statement after receiving Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday.

The DPR speaker underscored the need for cooperation between ASEAN countries to face the dynamics of global conditions.

"ASEAN countries need to be more solid in building their respective nations and safeguarding the Southeast Asia region," she stated at a press conference after the meeting.

Maharani said that during the meeting, To Lam highlighted the long-sta...