A delegation of the National Assembly headed by Nguyen Van Son, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations is on a five-day official visit to Australia at the invitation of the country’s parliamentary leaders from August 17.

While in Australia, the delegation has exchanged views on issues of mutual concerns during meetings with Speaker of the House of Representative Harry Jenkins and President of the Senate John Hogg.

The Vietnamese parliamentarians also hold working sessions with the committees for external affairs, national defence and trade of the Australian parliament, as well as with the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group and the Foreign and Trade Ministries.

At the working sessions, the two sides informed each other about socio-economic situations in each country and reviewed the implementation of the Partnership Agreement between the two parliaments, which was signed in March 2008.

Australian officials highly appreciated Vietnam’s position and role in the region and the world and expressed wish to boost multifaceted ties with Vietnam.

The two sides agreed that there are much potential to further boost relations between the two countries, especially cooperation in infrastructure construction, agricultural development, education and training and tourism.

The Australian side highly valued Vietnam’s implementation of the Partnership Agreement and expressed wish for more experience sharing regarding legislative building and supervising as well as more exchange of visits and closer coordination at regional and international parliamentary multilateral forums.

The Vietnamese sides highly appreciated Australia ’s role in boosting cooperation among Asian-Pacific countries. Australia is an important partner of Vietnam , they said, affirming wish to deepen multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

The two sides also agree on a cooperation plan proposed by the Vietnamese law makers in furthering their Partnership Agreement./.