According to the spokesperson, the Australian Government isworking with industries to implement activities in support of the strategy’sobjectives to double two-way investment and become each other's top ten trading partners.
The spokesperson said Australia and Vietnam sharea commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, citing Australian Minister forForeign Affairs Penny Wong’s statement that the transition to cleaner,affordable energy is an economic opportunity that both countries are eager toseize.
"Australia is doubling its commitment to climate finance fordeveloping countries in the Indo-Pacific to 2 billion USD over the 2020-2025period. In addition to this, we are supporting farmers in Southeast Asia withdrought- and flood-resistant rice varieties that increase their harvests, andhelping farmers trial approaches that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions fromtheir rice fields," the spokesperson said.
The Australian government has confirmed publicly that it respectsthe Agriculture Visa agreement already signed with Vietnam and is in discussionwith the Vietnamese Government on how to deliver on this commitment./.
VNA