Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai received the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam

At the meeting, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai highly appreciated the strong and comprehensive development of the Vietnam - Australia relationship after more than 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations, with the two countries establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2024.

Agreeing with the assessment of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai, Ambassador Gillian Bird affirmed that the bilateral relationship has reached an unprecedented height and is entering a historic stage in the development process, demonstrated through visits by leaders of the two countries, exchanges of high-level delegations, and people-to-people exchanges. The room for cooperation between Vietnam and Australia is huge and has much potential in all areas: economy, education , labor, national defense and security...

The Ambassador also said that the Australian Government will provide an official development assistance package worth about AUD 90 million over 7 years to Vietnam, under the Australia-Vietnam Partnership Strategy and Framework for Economic Growth (Aus4Growth Program). In particular, focusing on a number of key sectors related to: economic reform, green and sustainable development, energy, transport infrastructure, digital economy...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee thanked Australia for its past and present support to Vietnam, especially in perfecting market economic institutions and improving the investment and business environment.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai presents a souvenir to Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird presents a souvenir to Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee wishes to exchange experiences with relevant Australian agencies in new areas such as green economy and digital economy; continue to cooperate with agencies of the Australian Parliament in a substantive manner, go into depth in perfecting institutions for these areas, thereby creating favorable conditions and further promoting investment and trade cooperation between the two countries.

Agreeing with the Chairwoman of the Economic and Financial Committee, Ambassador Gillian Bird expressed her impression of the agenda of the Vietnamese National Assembly at its 10th Session; highly appreciated the Vietnamese National Assembly's issuance of a Resolution on a number of special mechanisms and policies for private economic development and hoped to promote cooperation between the two countries in this field, especially supporting Vietnamese enterprises in developing science and technology, innovation...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee wished the Ambassador a successful term in Vietnam; believed that the Ambassador would make active contributions to the development of Vietnam - Australia relations, including promoting parliamentary cooperation between the two countries in general, and between the Economic and Financial Committee and relevant Australian agencies in particular.

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