New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) receives Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi earlyin the morning March 19, concluding his official visits to New Zealand andAustralia where he also attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, at theinvitation of his New Zealand and Australian counterparts Jacinda Andern andMalcolm Turnbull.
During his trip to New Zealand from March 12-14, PM Phuc had a series ofactivities in Auckland – the largest city of the country.
The Vietnamese Government leader was welcomed with the traditional Hongigreeting of local Maori people at the official welcome ceremony and all destinationsthat he visited.
PM Phuc held talks with New Zealand PM Andern, during which the two leaders discussedorientations to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership. They agreed tostep up measures to promote trade ties, towards lifting two-way trade to 1.7-2billion USD by 2020.
The PMs also reached consensus on further fostering cooperation in other potentialfields such education and labour, striving to increase the number of Vietnamesestudents in New Zealand by 30 percent in 2020.
The two sides issued a Joint Statement onadvancing the Comprehensive Partnership toward the Strategic Partnership.
During this visit, PM Phuc witnessedthe signing of cooperation agreements; and had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives Trevor Mallard and a phone talk with Governor-General ofNew Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy.
He attended the Vietnam-NewZealand Business Forum; received representatives from several groups and enterprisesof the country; and met with students of the Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology, and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand.
PM Phuc’s visit contributed to creating an impetus to strengthen thecomprehensive partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand in a practicalmanner, serving as a momentum to elevate bilateral relations to the level ofStrategic Partnership.
During his official visit to Australia from March 14-18, where he also attendedthe ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, PM Phuc joined up to 43 activities inCanberra and Sydney.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership (Source: VNA)
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership.
The Vietnamese leader held talks with PM Turnbull; and met with Governor-Generalof Australia Peter Cosgrove, President of the Senate Scott Ryan, and Speaker ofthe House of Representatives Tony Smith.
He had meetings with lecturersand students of the Australian National University, and representatives from theAustralia-Vietnam Friendship Association, Vietnamese outstanding entrepreneursand expats in Australia; and visited the Commonwealth Scientific and IndustrialResearch Organization (CSIRO).
PM Phuc and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull agreed to create the bestconditions for enhanced economic cooperation between the two countries in acomprehensive and intensive manner through fully tapping the great potential ofthe two economies.
They highlighted the increasing cooperation between the two countries’ people througheducation and tourism collaboration, and culture exchanges.
They also emphasised the importance to ensure peace, stability, security and freedomof aviation and navigation in the East Sea, as well as the strict enforcement ofinternational law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS),in resolving disputes at sea; and supported the early conclusion of aneffective and legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC).
PM Phuc and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove co-chaired a banquetcelebrating the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Australiadiplomatic ties.
In Sydney – the capital city of New South Wales and the biggest financial andtrade centre of Australia, PM Phuc attended the Vietnam–Australia Business Forum, which saw the participation of over 400entrepreneurs and investors of the two countries. He met and had dialogues with representativesfrom leading Australian enterprises.
In his speech at the ASEAN-Australia SpecialSummit, he pointed out important orientations for the ASEAN-Australiastrategic partnership, focusing on priorities of boosting economic cooperationand ensuring peace, and security in the region.
In a retreat between leaders of ASEAN and Australia within theframework of the summit, PM Phuc urged the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) and Australia to intensify cooperation and mutual trust, forinterests of each side, as well as for cooperation and stability in the region.
PM Phuc, together with leaders of the ASEAN member nations and Australian PM Turnbull,had a meeting with former Australian students who had participated in the New ColomboScholarship Programme in Southeast Asia nations, and witnessed the signing of an ASEAN-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation inthe fight against international terrorism.
On the sideline of the summit, PM Phuc had bilateral meetings with hiscounterparts from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
PM Phuc’s official visit to Australia and his attendance in the ASEAN-AustraliaSpecial Summit officially lifted the Vietnam-Australia relationshipto a new height, and contributed to promoting cooperation and connectivity betweenASEAN and Australia in the coming time.
In an article published right after the closing of the summit the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) highlighted efforts, commitments and specific actions of Australiaand ASEAN to further bolster their strategic partnership.
The outcomes of the summit would be important developmentorientations for the ASEAN-Australia strategic partnership in the new period,it wrote.
With the strong determination of both ASEAN and Australia aswell as the traditional relationship, relations between the two sides wouldcontinue growing strongly in the time to come, the article stressed.-VNA
During his trip to New Zealand from March 12-14, PM Phuc had a series ofactivities in Auckland – the largest city of the country.
The Vietnamese Government leader was welcomed with the traditional Hongigreeting of local Maori people at the official welcome ceremony and all destinationsthat he visited.
PM Phuc held talks with New Zealand PM Andern, during which the two leaders discussedorientations to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership. They agreed tostep up measures to promote trade ties, towards lifting two-way trade to 1.7-2billion USD by 2020.
The PMs also reached consensus on further fostering cooperation in other potentialfields such education and labour, striving to increase the number of Vietnamesestudents in New Zealand by 30 percent in 2020.
The two sides issued a Joint Statement onadvancing the Comprehensive Partnership toward the Strategic Partnership.
During this visit, PM Phuc witnessedthe signing of cooperation agreements; and had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives Trevor Mallard and a phone talk with Governor-General ofNew Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy.
He attended the Vietnam-NewZealand Business Forum; received representatives from several groups and enterprisesof the country; and met with students of the Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology, and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand.
PM Phuc’s visit contributed to creating an impetus to strengthen thecomprehensive partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand in a practicalmanner, serving as a momentum to elevate bilateral relations to the level ofStrategic Partnership.
During his official visit to Australia from March 14-18, where he also attendedthe ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, PM Phuc joined up to 43 activities inCanberra and Sydney.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership (Source: VNA) PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership.
The Vietnamese leader held talks with PM Turnbull; and met with Governor-Generalof Australia Peter Cosgrove, President of the Senate Scott Ryan, and Speaker ofthe House of Representatives Tony Smith.
He had meetings with lecturersand students of the Australian National University, and representatives from theAustralia-Vietnam Friendship Association, Vietnamese outstanding entrepreneursand expats in Australia; and visited the Commonwealth Scientific and IndustrialResearch Organization (CSIRO).
PM Phuc and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull agreed to create the bestconditions for enhanced economic cooperation between the two countries in acomprehensive and intensive manner through fully tapping the great potential ofthe two economies.
They highlighted the increasing cooperation between the two countries’ people througheducation and tourism collaboration, and culture exchanges.
They also emphasised the importance to ensure peace, stability, security and freedomof aviation and navigation in the East Sea, as well as the strict enforcement ofinternational law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS),in resolving disputes at sea; and supported the early conclusion of aneffective and legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC).
PM Phuc and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove co-chaired a banquetcelebrating the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Australiadiplomatic ties.
In Sydney – the capital city of New South Wales and the biggest financial andtrade centre of Australia, PM Phuc attended the Vietnam–Australia Business Forum, which saw the participation of over 400entrepreneurs and investors of the two countries. He met and had dialogues with representativesfrom leading Australian enterprises.
In his speech at the ASEAN-Australia SpecialSummit, he pointed out important orientations for the ASEAN-Australiastrategic partnership, focusing on priorities of boosting economic cooperationand ensuring peace, and security in the region.
In a retreat between leaders of ASEAN and Australia within theframework of the summit, PM Phuc urged the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) and Australia to intensify cooperation and mutual trust, forinterests of each side, as well as for cooperation and stability in the region.
PM Phuc, together with leaders of the ASEAN member nations and Australian PM Turnbull,had a meeting with former Australian students who had participated in the New ColomboScholarship Programme in Southeast Asia nations, and witnessed the signing of an ASEAN-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation inthe fight against international terrorism.
On the sideline of the summit, PM Phuc had bilateral meetings with hiscounterparts from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
PM Phuc’s official visit to Australia and his attendance in the ASEAN-AustraliaSpecial Summit officially lifted the Vietnam-Australia relationshipto a new height, and contributed to promoting cooperation and connectivity betweenASEAN and Australia in the coming time.
In an article published right after the closing of the summit the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) highlighted efforts, commitments and specific actions of Australiaand ASEAN to further bolster their strategic partnership.
The outcomes of the summit would be important developmentorientations for the ASEAN-Australia strategic partnership in the new period,it wrote.
With the strong determination of both ASEAN and Australia aswell as the traditional relationship, relations between the two sides wouldcontinue growing strongly in the time to come, the article stressed.-VNA
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