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PM to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, pay official visits to Australia, New Zealand

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, and pay official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March 5-11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
PM to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, pay official visits to Australia, New Zealand ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spousewill attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, and pay official visits toAustralia and New Zealand from March 5-11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

The PM's attendance at the summit and visits will be made at the invitation of Australian PrimeMinister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of New Zealand ChristopherLuxon./.

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