JAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, held talks with Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen in Jakarta on Wednesday to discuss bilateral economic and defense cooperation and unity among Southeast Asian nations.
At a post-meeting press conference, Maharani, daughter of Indonesia's fourth president Megawati Soekarnoputri, said that economic cooperation between the two nations had increased significantly, with trade volume reaching about one billion U.S. dollars in 2024.
She added that both the Indonesian and Cambodian parliaments had agreed to support policies established by their respective governments.
"It's impossible for the executive to work alone without legislative support. Hun Sen also agreed that both the executive and the legislative must work together in implementing public policies," she said.
The parliament chief also noted that Hun Sen emphasized the importance of unity among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN), given the current challenging global situation.
"We hope for stronger and better ASEAN solidarity to avoid direct impact from global turmoil," she noted. ■
