Hanoi, March 8 -- Vietnam and Indonesia are set to bring their bilateral relationship to a new level, Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Denny Abdi said ahead of Party General Secretary To Lam's state visit to Indonesia from March 9-11 at the invitation of Indonesian President and President of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Ambassador Abdi highlighted the remarkable progress in bilateral ties over the past 70 years, underpinned by high-level visits and growing economic cooperation. He noted that last year saw visits by both Indonesian President Joko Widodo and then President-elect Prabowo Subianto to Vietnam.

Trade between the two nations reached 16.7 bil...