Australian Prime Minister begins visit to Vietnam

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived at Noi Bai airport today, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh .

Prime Minister Albanese arrived in Hanoi this morning after attending the Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 in Singapore. He will visit Vietnam on June 3-4 and is expected to meet with senior leaders to discuss measures to promote trade, investment andeducation links, and expand cooperation on climate, energy and the environment between the two countries.

This is Prime Minister Albanese's first visit to Vietnam since taking office in May 2022. The visit takes place in the context of Vietnam and Australia celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Noi Bai airport on the morning of June 3. Photo: Giang Huy — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Noi Bai airport on the morning of June 3. Photo: *Giang Huy*

"My first official visit to Vietnam is an opportunity to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and to agree on new areas of economic, trade and other cooperation, to bring about an even stronger relationship in the future," said Prime Minister Albanese, according to a statement from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

Vietnam and Australia established diplomatic relations in 1973, then upgraded to a strategic partnership in March 2018. Economic and trade cooperation is considered a bright spot in bilateral relations.

In the manufacturing sector, Australia is identifying opportunities to develop joint manufacturing supply chains. In education exchange and cooperation, Australia has implemented the Aus4Skills program with a contribution of more than 141 million USD to support Vietnam in education reform, vocational training, scholarships and higher education capacity development.

The two countries also cooperate in many other areas such as defense, agriculture, energy and climate change response. In an interview with VnExpress in April, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski assessed that peacekeeping cooperation between Vietnam and Australia is one of the highlights of the defense relationship between the two countries, along with other areas such as climate change response or agriculture and production.

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