President Phuc hosts South Australia Governor
VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 9 for Governor of South Australia state Frances Adamson during which, the Vietnamese State leader congratulated Australia and the state on their development achievements.
During the reception, Phuc thanked the Australian Government for its decision to increase official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, describing it as a valuable support to help boost socio-economic development in remote areas in the Southeast Asian nation.
The governor showed her delight at the development of the two countries’ relations, affirming that the implementation of the joint statement issued in the official visit to Australia in 2018 by then Prime Minister Phuc has contributed to bilateral cooperation in the fields of economics-trade, defence security, science-technology, and innovation.
Regarding green energy, the governor affirmed her state’s willingness to collaborate with Vietnamese localities in carrying out activities regarding environmental protection and climate change adaptation.
She said she hopes for more cooperation activities to be organised next year when both nations celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
President Phuc affirmed that Vietnam always places great importance on enhancing the strategic partnership with Australia, an important development partner of Vietnam in the South Pacific and also a comprehensive strategic partner of ASEAN.
Given the effective cooperation in education between South Australia and Vietnam’s Nghe An province and Da Nang city, he asked the state to expand collaboration with other localities and consider the opening of a trade and investment office.
The leader also voiced his hope that the Australian government will create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community living there so that they can make greater contributions to to socio-economic development and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.
He also thanked Australia for supporting Vietnam's bid to run for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term, affirming that Vietnam will continue to make effective and substantive contributions to this mechanism.