South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Hanoi, Vietnam (NNN-Bernama) : South Korean President Moon Jae-in hoped to enhance economic and diplomatic cooperation with Indonesia, during a phone call with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported, citing South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.

Moon noted that South Korea and Indonesia have constantly increased exchanges and cooperation since the two forged a strategic partnership in 2006 and hoped that Indonesia will support South Korea to accelerate the partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a higher level.

He affirmed that the South Korean Government will enhance relations with the 10 member countries of the ASEAN, an important partner of South Korea.

Moon also expressed his condolences to victims of the bombings in the capital city of Jakarta on Wednesday. He stressed that South Korea was determined to play a role in wiping out terrorism across the world.

Meanwhile, Indonesian President Joko Widodo congratulated Moon on his recent election victory.

The leader of South Korea also anticipated greater cooperation in the bilateral defence industry, including warplane development.

In January 2016, the two countries signed an agreement to jointly develop the KF-X/IF-X 4.5-generation fighter, worth 8.1 trillion KRW (US$7.1 billion).