Australian senator rejoices over flourishing ties with Vietnam

At the meeting, Simon Birmingham said he is glad to note that the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Australia has grown steadily, especially since both nations established a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The two countries have strengthened dialogue mechanisms, shared common interests in maintaining peace, security and stability in the region, ensured a reliable supply of commercial goods, and supplemented each other's markets.

Australia has abundant investment funds, capable of intensifying related activities in Vietnam. Increased tourism cooperation between the two countries has helped deepen people-to-people exchanges, the Australian senator said.

For his part, Ambassador Pham Hung Tam shared with Simon Birmingham the new developments in the cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Australia since the two countries upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Australia in March 2024.

Both countries have strengthened the exchange of visits and dialogue mechanisms at all levels. Bilateral trade has also grown again, paving the way for two-way investment opportunities especially in the fields of energy transition and green transition. Tourism cooperation and people-to-people exchanges are growing and flourishing, Tam said.

The Vietnamese diplomat asked Simon Birmingham to provide continued support for the development of cooperative relations between the two countries, including expanding markets for each other's agricultural products and proposed the early removal of temporary restrictions imposed by South Australia – the Senator's home state – on students from the central region of Vietnam studying there.