Vietnam learns from Australia’s leadership and governance experience
VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from Vietnam consisting of 23 members from ministries, sectors, and localities, led by Assoc. Prof., Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), is engaging in a research exchange programme on sharing leadership and governance experience in Australia from August 26 to September 1.
The course, part of a training programme for the country’s strategic and key officials and is being organised by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in collaboration with the HCMA and comes under the Vietnam-Australia Centre project.
Welcoming the delegation in its visit to the University of Melbourne on August 26, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts said that the nation represents a key and high-priority partner in Australia's overall foreign policy.
The upgrade of bilateral relations to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership has created crucial opportunities for the two countries to undertake more strategic steps, including enhancing development co-operation, as well as collaboration in areas such as economics, defence and security, digital transformation, circular economy, and innovation.
Receiving the delegation in Canberra on August 28, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michelle Chan briefed them on the outcomes of the ninth Vietnam-Australia diplomacy-defence dialogue, which took place in Hanoi on August 26.
The two sides emphasised that both countries share many similarities and have high levels of strategic trust, which in turn provides a solid foundation for further enhancing co-operation across various fields.
In the context of the two nations, as well as other countries in the region, facing significant challenges amid rising geopolitical tensions, they agreed on the need to further promote closer and more strategic co-operation within the framework of the new relationship. This is being done in order to respond to common challenges, strengthen exchanges and consultations to further concretise high-level agreements, whilst also expanding into new areas of collaboration which better align with their needs, potential, and interests.
Within the framework of the programme, the Vietnamese delegation is scheduled to have meetings with representatives from the Department of Finance; the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW); the Digital Transformation Agency; and several other agencies; as well as visit some green and sustainable development models.
