Australia always prioritizes relations with Vietnam, its leading partner in Southeast Asia.

VTV.vn - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged that Australia will always prioritize ODA support for Vietnam, especially in areas where Vietnam is in need.

On the afternoon of October 27, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the occasion of attending the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent his regards to Australian leaders and highly appreciated the achievements in governance, economic stability, social security and national development of the Labor Government in recent times.

The two Prime Ministers were pleased to review the positive and effective developments in bilateral relations; agreed to promote high-level visits and all-level exchanges through all channels and enhance coordination to make more positive and substantive contributions to peace, stability and cooperation in the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two sides, and suggested that both sides continue to effectively implement the Action Program to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, periodically organize dialogue and consultation mechanisms, contributing to continuously increasing understanding and consolidating political trust.

The two Prime Ministers were pleased to review the good and effective developments in the bilateral relationship - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister proposed actively discussing measures to further increase two-way trade turnover, soon reaching the target of 20 billion USD, especially opening up and facilitating the export of goods from both sides to each country's market.

The Prime Minister highly appreciated Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, emphasizing that Australian investment in Vietnam has seen remarkable growth, especially since Australia established an Investment Promotion Office in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Prime Minister suggested that the two sides effectively promote and further expand defense and security cooperation, especially cooperation in the fields of cyber security, digital transformation, and equipment support to enhance Vietnam's capacity.

The Prime Minister shared Vietnam's vision and strategy on science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation; he hoped that the two sides would have a breakthrough in cooperation in this field, especially in human resource training and biomedical technology development.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged that Australia will always prioritize ODA support for Vietnam, especially in areas where Vietnam is in need - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese affirmed that Australia always prioritizes relations with Vietnam, considering Vietnam a leading partner in Southeast Asia; emphasizing that upgrading relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership opens a new chapter in bilateral relations; committing that Australia will always prioritize ODA support for Vietnam, especially in areas where Vietnam is in need such as climate change adaptation, energy transition, digital transformation, circular economy...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that Australia continue to make active contributions to promoting dialogue, cooperation and trust building through ASEAN-led mechanisms, on the basis of respecting ASEAN's central role and consulting with ASEAN, contributing to ensuring peace, stability and development in the region and the world, while continuing to support ASEAN's efforts to promote narrowing the development gap and supporting sub-regional cooperation, including the Mekong sub-region.

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