Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with the press of Vietnam and Australia. Photo: VNA.
At the press conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh once again warmly welcomed the Prime Minister to his official visit to Vietnam; The visit is of great significance, taking place in the year the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1973-2023) and the five-year strategic partnership relationship (5-2018), creating a new impetus for the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership to develop to a new height.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the two prime ministers had just had a very successful meeting. With the spirit of openness, frankness, sincerity and trust, the two sides have comprehensively reviewed the fields of cooperation and are pleased to see that the relations between the two countries are developing well and effectively.
The two Prime Ministers found that political trust, mutual understanding and respect have been increasingly strengthened through regular delegation exchanges and high-level contacts between the leaders and people of the two countries. Economic-trade cooperation has become a bright spot in the relationship between the two countries with two-way trade turnover of nearly 2022 billion USD in 16, an increase of nearly 30% compared to 2021. Security and defense cooperation is increasingly effective. results, in fact, especially in the field of UN peacekeeping. Cooperation in education - training, agriculture, tourism, culture, labor, science - technology, innovation... achieved positive results with many effective cooperation programs and projects. The two countries also share a common vision for a peaceful, stable, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region; attaching importance to ASEAN's central role.
The two Prime Ministers agreed on directions to promote cooperation in the coming time to strengthen political trust, contribute to the recovery of socio-economic development of each country as well as effectively coordinate in responding to challenges. Global. In particular, the two sides further enhanced political trust through delegation exchanges, high-level and high-level contacts, and implementation of bilateral cooperation mechanisms; continue to deepen the content of the Strategic Partnership towards a new height in the coming time; further promote the substantive results in defense - security cooperation, actively discuss to soon sign the Agreement on Peacekeeping Partnership; closely cooperate in the prevention of transnational crimes, cybercrimes and other crimes…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a press conference between Vietnam and Australia. Photo: VNA
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the two sides agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Implementation Plan of the Strategy to Enhance Economic Cooperation between Vietnam and Australia (EEES) for the 2021-2025 period, striving to bring two-way trade turnover as soon as possible. reach 20 billion USD in the coming time and double the current two-way investment; strengthen the connection between the two economies, including hard connections in transport, soft connections such as finance, banking, and e-commerce; encourage business communities of the two countries to increase investment in each country. Australia continues to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural products to enter the Australian market to balance trade.
The two Prime Ministers also agreed to promote cooperation between educational institutions of the two countries, encouraging major Australian universities to develop activities in Vietnam to support and cooperate with Vietnam in human resource training. high quality – is one of the three strategic breakthroughs of Vietnam; further strengthen cooperation in tourism, cultural exchange and people-to-people exchanges; agreed to exchange and sign a cooperation agreement on tourism. Vietnam suggested that Australia continue to create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Australia to successfully integrate, make practical contributions to Australia's socio-economic development and become a bridge of friendship in the bilateral relationship. water.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed to expand cooperation in responding to climate change, digital transformation, green transformation and circular economy development. Australia will support Vietnam in the energy transition to help Vietnam achieve its goal of net zero emissions. The two sides agreed to soon sign a cooperation document in the field of digital transformation, building a digital economy and a digital society.
Vietnam and Australia continue to coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums, especially the United Nations, ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms; promoting dialogue, building trust, encouraging countries to dialogue and cooperate for common goals, ensuring the central role of ASEAN; strengthen cooperation within the framework of mechanisms of the Mekong Sub-region in promoting investment; Australia identifies Vietnam as playing a central role in ASEAN.
At the talks, the two sides reaffirmed the importance of ensuring peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea; settle disputes by peaceful means on the basis of respect for international law, especially UNCLOS 1982. The two sides agreed to continue maintaining information exchange and sharing and enhancing maritime cooperation.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the invitation and warm welcome; said that this is his first visit to Vietnam as Prime Minister, contributing to promoting and deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries, especially on the occasion of the two countries' 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries. establish diplomatic relations.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a press conference between Vietnam and Australia. Photo: VNA
The Australian Prime Minister expressed his joy that after 50 years, the relationship between the two countries has not stopped developing. Vietnam has become one of the countries with the leading production capacity in the world. During that process, Australia has cooperated and supported Vietnam with many practical projects such as building bridges in the Mekong Delta, clean water projects, education and training...
In the coming time, the two sides agreed to continue promoting cooperation in various fields, especially in addressing security challenges and climate change. Australia will support Vietnam in energy transition, including AUD 105 million for Vietnam to plan for sustainable development, clean energy development and mining; expand the program to support Vietnam in the field of agriculture.
The Head of the Australian Government was pleased to witness the two countries' agencies exchanging four cooperation agreements in various fields; RMIT University has just opened its Innovation Center in Vietnam; Western Sydney University offers 4 scholarships to Vietnamese students… Meanwhile, the community of more than 60 Vietnamese people in Australia also contributes to Australia's socio-economic development and fosters bilateral relations; Vietnam's airlines continue to open routes from Vietnam to Australia, of which Vietjet Air opens a route to Brisbane, which will host the 300.000 Olympic Games.
Earlier, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries, including: A Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology on cooperation between the two countries. science, technology and innovation; Memorandum of Understanding between Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade and Australia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the establishment of a Ministerial Dialogue on Trade between Vietnam and Australia; Memorandum of Understanding between the State Bank of Vietnam and the Australian Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) on Cooperation in exchanging financial intelligence related to money laundering and terrorist financing; Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Western Sydney (UWS) and the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) to provide 70 scholarships to Vietnamese and regional students to study at UWS's campus in Vietnam.
According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, at the talks, the two sides agreed to support each other in multilateral forums, attaching importance to ASEAN's central role; wishes to maintain peace and development in the region and the world, to ensure security, prosperity and sustainability, on the basis of upholding the independence, self-reliance, sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to pay an official visit to Australia and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh happily accepted.
After the Australian Prime Minister's speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked the Australian Government and people for their financial aid for Vietnam's sustainable development on this visit; He said that, building on the achievements of 50 years of good relations between the two countries, Vietnam is ready to join Australia in entering a new stage of cooperation, jointly bringing the strategic partnership to a new and practical level. effectively, for practical benefits for the two peoples, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and in the world.
Also here, in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Vietnam Airlines received the certificate and announced the opening of the Hanoi - Melbourne route. Vietjet Air received the certificate and announced the direct flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Brisbane (Australia). After Melbourne and Sydney, this is the third Australian city that Vietjet has direct flights to, as well as the first route connecting Vietnam with Brisbane and Queensland, with a frequency of 3 return flights per week.
The two Prime Ministers visited a photo exhibition on the country, people and cooperation between Vietnam and Australia carried out by the Vietnam News Agency in collaboration with the Government Office in the main hall of the Government Headquarters building.
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