High-ranking Party delegation visits Australia
VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, paid a working visit to Australia on December 4-5.
During his stay in Canberra and Sydney, he met Senate President Sue Lines, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Assistant Minister for Trade Tim Ayres, New South Wales Governor Margaret Beazley, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory Andrew Barr, Human Rights Commission President Roselind Croucher, and leaders of the Lowy Institute.
At the meetings, Thang expressed his joy at the positive, strong and comprehensive development of the Vietnam - Australia strategic partnership in recent times as evidenced in strengthened political trust and fruitful cooperation in economy, trade, education - training, science - technology, and defense - security.
He affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam attach importance to and wish to elevate the strategic partnership between the two countries in the coming time, especially in the new fields in which the two countries have a lot of potential and strengths, such as energy transformation, digital transformation, climate change response, knowledge connection and innovation.
The Australian leaders, meanwhile, emphasized that Australia values comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, including close and effective cooperation between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Human Rights Commission of Australia and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, in training leaders and managers, ensuring human rights and gender equality, as well as in implementing development cooperation projects between Australia and Vietnam.
The two sides said the relevant agencies of the two countries should continue delegation exchanges to concretize the connotation of bilateral cooperation in the new context, thereby further fostering bilateral relations.
While staying in Australia, the delegation also visited and talked with officials of the Vietnamese Embassy in Canberra and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney.
Vietnam and Australia established diplomatic ties on February 26, 1973. The two countries lifted their ties to a comprehensive partnership in 2009 and a strategic partnership in 2018.
Currently, Australia is Vietnam’s 10th largest trading partner, while Vietnam is Australia’s seventh largest trading partner, with two-way trade last year reaching US$15.7 billion, an increase of 26.7% year on year.
