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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne in Hanoi on June 13.

Officials from Ho Chi Minh City and the Australian state of Queensland discussed cooperation in economy, trade, education and science-technology at a meeting in the Vietnamese city on May 27.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 20 sent a congratulatory message to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on the successful organisation of the country’s recent federal election.

The Vietnam Science and Technology Day was marked with a ceremony held in Sydney, Australia, on May 18.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said he hopes Vietnam and Australia will continue their sound Party ties and create firm political connectivity as a basis to step up their strategic partnership, at his reception in Hanoi on January 22 for President of the Senate of Australia Scott Ryan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Australian Senate President Scott Ryan in Hanoi on January 21, saying that Vietnam-Australia relations are now at the best level ever.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with President of the Australian Senate Scott Ryan after an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on January 21.

A high-ranking delegation of the Australian Senate led by President Scott Ryan arrived in Hanoi on January 20 evening, beginning an official visit to Vietnam until January 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on November 14 as part of his working trip to Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, is paying official visits to Australia and New Zealand from November 2 to 9.

The 15th round of the annual dialogue on human rights between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on August 28 in the spirit of frankness, constructiveness and mutual respect.

As Vietnam and Australia have raised their relationship to the status of strategic partnership, both countries should now step up collaboration in the foundational sectors of economy, trade and investment, security and defence, education and training, and high-tech agriculture, said President Tran Dai Quang.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting in Hanoi on July 24 with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith, who said his country will keep assisting Vietnam in the latter’s development process.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith held talks in Hanoi on July 23, seeking ways to solidify the countries’ relations in a number of aspects.

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith begins official three-day visit to Vietnam on July 23 at the invitation of Chairwoman of the Vietnamese NA Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 28 for Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, during which they highly evaluated the fruitful development of bilateral relations in recent years.

The Australian Government considers Vietnam one of its key partners in Asia-Pacific, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said.

The Vietnamese National Assembly supports strengthening strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia, creating a new important framework to push forward their deeper and more practical ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 24 had a meeting with Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove, who is on a State visit to Vietnam from May 23-26.

Vietnam and Australia will work together to consolidate political and strategic trust through regular exchange of all-level visits and meetings, and via all channels, in order to make their relationship on par with the strategic partnership, said President Tran Dai Quang.