On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of official diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia (February 26, 1973 - February 26, 2023), on October 24, in Hanoi, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences in coordination with the Australian Embassy in Hanoi organized the International Conference "50 years of Vietnam-Australia relations: Looking back and looking forward".
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Associate Professor Dr. Ta Minh Tuan, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , emphasized that more than 50 years ago, on February 26, 1973, diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) and Australia were officially established.
Looking back at the history of the development of that relationship, it can be seen that since Vietnam actively integrated into the region and the world by becoming an official member of ASEAN in 1995, the relationship between the two countries has continuously developed. In 2009, the two countries established a comprehensive partnership and only 9 years later, in 2018, the relationship was agreed to be upgraded to a strategic partnership.
Since then, Vietnam has increasingly played an important role in regional and global cooperation structures, and Vietnam and Australia have recognized the importance of each country in each other's foreign, security and economic policies. As evidence, the proposal by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to upgrade Vietnam-Australia relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership during his talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in May 2021 has proven that and shows that a bright future for the relationship between the two countries awaits us ahead.
Notably, in just over 20 years, from 1991 to 2022, the bilateral trade value between the two countries has grown strongly, from 60 million to more than 15.7 billion USD. Currently, Vietnam has become Australia's 10th largest trading partner and Australia is Vietnam's 7th largest trading partner and Australia is also the leading development aid provider, making an important contribution to Vietnam's socio-economic development over the past decades.
The Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences said that with the motto of "implementing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, active and comprehensive international integration, deep and effective", Vietnam always wishes to be a friend, a reliable and responsible partner in the international community in general and a reliable and effective partner in cooperation with Australia in particular. For its part, Australia is always a responsible country and partner in the regional and world community, actively participating in regional security cooperation mechanisms in the Indo-Pacific such as AUKUS, the Quad group, etc.
According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huy Hoang, Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, practice shows that Vietnam's foreign policy follows the foreign policy of independence, autonomy, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralization of diplomatic relations. Ensuring first and foremost the interests of the nation and people on the basis of the fundamental principles of international law, equality, cooperation and mutual benefit. Combining national strength with the strength of the times, proactively and actively integrating comprehensively and deeply into the international community; Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of the international community...
The international conference “50 years of Vietnam-Australia relations: Looking back and looking forward” is divided into 3 sessions. Session 1 has the theme: Looking back at 50 years of Vietnam-Australia relations (1973-2023); Session 2 has the theme: Vietnam and Australia in the changing geopolitical context of the Indo-Pacific; Session 3 has the theme: Prospects for Vietnam-Australia relations./ .
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