Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Nguyen Xuan Thuy (JP/Veeramalla Anjaiah)

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang will arrive in Jakarta on Thursday for a two-day state visit to further cement strategic partnership between the two countries, a Vietnamese envoy has said.

'€œIt will be our President'€™s first visit to Indonesia. It will be a historic visit and the main purpose of the visit will be to upgrade existing relations,'€ Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Nguyen Xuan Thuy said at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

During his two-day trip, President Sang, who assumed his post in July 2011, will hold discussions with Yudhoyono on Thursday on a wide range of issues that will cover the entire gamut of bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues.

'€œDuring the visit, the leaders of both countries will witness the signing of several important bilateral agreements to further strengthen ties,'€ Ambassador Thuy said.

Among the agreements that are set to be signed, Thuy said, included the agreement on mutual assistance in law enforcement, a repatriation agreement, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in finance, fisheries, agriculture and energy sectors.

Representatives from Vietnam'€™s top 20 companies, Thuy said, would be accompanying President Sang.

'€œOur president will have a direct meeting with 10 Indonesian CEOs on Friday,'€ Thuy said.

Both countries, which signed a Friendly and Comprehensive Partnership Agreement in 2003 and a Strategic Partnership Action Plan 2012-2015 in 2011, have set a bilateral trade target of US$5 billion by 2015.

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