Vietnam is very proud to have a friend and a partner like Australia, President Tran Dai Quang said at a banquet in honour of Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse in Hanoi on May 24.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to New Zealand and Australia as well as his attendance in the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 12-18 have created milestones, lifting relations between Vietnam and the two countries to a new height, said a senior diplomat.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi early in the morning March 19, concluding his official visits to New Zealand and Australia where he also attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, at the invitation of his New Zealand and Australian counterparts Jacinda Andern and Malcolm Turnbull.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Australia and the signing of a joint statement to establish the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership were given wide coverage on the local press on March 15 and 16.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a busy day meeting with Australian leaders and other activities on his second day of the visit to Australia from March 14-16.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with President of the Senate Scott Ryan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith in Canberra on March 15.
Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove hailed the importance of the establishment of a strategic partnership between their countries at a meeting in Canberra on March 15.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam are paying an official visit to Australia and attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 14-18.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull signed a joint statement on the establishment of the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership following their talks in Canberra, Australia on March 15 as part of the Vietnamese PM’s official visit.
A grand welcome ceremony was held with cannon salute for Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-level delegation of Vietnam at the Parliament House on Capitol Hill, Canberra, Australia on March 15.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull will sign a Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with leaders from Western Australia to seek cooperation opportunities in various fields of mutual interests such as mining, renewable energy, liquefied petroleum gas, education-training, tourism, seaport and agriculture.
Vietnam and Australia have agreed to soon upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership on the basis of their enhanced comprehensive partnership and huge potential for cooperation.
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