Deputy PM and FM hosts outgoing Australian Ambassador

At the meeting, Son congratulated and hailed the remarkable contributions by the ambassador during his tenure, especially in upgrading the Vietnam - Australia relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

He also glowingly spoke of Goledzinowski's active coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and other Vietnamese ministries and sectors to successfully arrange high-level visits by both nations’ leaders, launch a broad array of meaningful events marking the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (1973 - 2023), strongly beef up cooperation across multiple fields, and intensify exchanges between people and localities of the two countries.

Son suggested that both sides step up information sharing and consultation through bilateral dialogue mechanisms and at multilateral forums. He also asked for active implementation of the action plan for the 2024 - 2027 period, with a focus on enhancing links in trade - investment, education, and labour, and expanding collaboration in new areas such as digital transformation, energy, and green growth.

He called on Australia to provide continued support for Vietnam’s human resources training, and help the nation enhance its capabilities in emerging industries such as semiconductor and artificial intelligence.

In response, Goledzinowski thanked the MoFA and the Deputy PM and FM for their very effective support, which has helped him fulfill his duties.

The ambassador highlighted Vietnam as an important partner and one of the top priorities of Australia in the region. Both the Australian Government and he himself see the prosperity and development of Vietnam as central to the prosperity and development of the region.

The Australian Government will continue to pay attention to and reserve many resources to assist Vietnam as well as reinforce the two countries' relations, he affirmed.

Goledzinowski expressed admiration for Vietnam's achievements in national construction and development, alongside its foreign policy accomplishments, especially on the threshold of a new era which, he said, is also the time for bilateral relations to enter a new phase with breakthroughs across numerous fields of cooperation such as defence, security, education, connectivity, essential minerals, and digital transformation.

He pledged to make constant efforts, no matter what positions he will hold, to help propel the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia forward.