On the evening of June 4, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian delegation left Hanoi, successfully ending an official visit to Vietnam from June 6 to June 3, 4.
During his visit to Vietnam, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had many important activities such as: Laying wreaths and visiting the Mausoleum to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh; attend the official welcome ceremony; talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; exchange of documents; press meeting. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
On this occasion, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and exchanged with the Australian and Vietnamese women's football teams; attend the official reception.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also had some side activities such as: Enjoying banh mi and beer in Hanoi's Old Quarter; visit RMIT University.
High-level contacts within the framework of the visit took place in the spirit of openness, frankness, sincerity and trust. The leaders of the two sides were pleased to see that the two countries' relations were developing well and effectively. Political trust, mutual understanding and respect have been further consolidated through regular delegation exchanges and high-level contacts between leaders and people of the two countries.
Economic-trade cooperation has become a bright spot in the two-way relationship 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, 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 sides agreed on directions to promote cooperation in the near future in order to strengthen political trust, contribute to the recovery of socio-economic development of each country as well as effectively coordinate in responding to global challenges.
Accordingly, 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 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…
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 the two-way trade turnover to 20 billion USD in the near future 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 sides also agreed to promote cooperation between educational institutions of the two countries, encourage major Australian universities to develop activities in Vietnam to support and cooperate with Vietnam in training high-quality human resources - 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.
The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in responding to climate change, digital transformation, green transformation and circular economy development. Australia will support Vietnam in its energy transition to help Vietnam achieve its net zero emissions commitment target.
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.
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.
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.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese witnessed the exchange of four cooperation documents of the two countries, including: Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology on cooperation in science, technology and innovation; Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the Australian 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 4 scholarships to Vietnamese and regional students to study at UWS's campus in Vietnam.
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).
The official visit to Vietnam by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from 3 to 4 June 6 continues to contribute to strengthening political trust, promoting cooperation in many fields such as politics - diplomacy, defense - security, economy, investment, labor, education, technology, climate change, people-to-people exchanges... between the two countries Vietnam - Australia.
