VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined major orientations for ASEAN and Australia to make crucial breakthroughs in their cooperation partnership during a special summit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia will enhance economic connectivity, especially transport connectivity, between the two countries, creating the prerequisite to increase bilateral cooperation in other fields.

Overseas Vietnamese in Australia have expressed their optimism about stronger cooperation between the two countries, especially after the ongoing official visit to Australia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife attended an official welcome ceremony for the delegation heads attending the Special Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations chaired by the Australian Prime Minister and his fiancée on March 5 in Melbourne.

VOV.VN -Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a meeting on March 5 with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong within the framework of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 5 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Australia - Vietnam Policy Institute at RMIT University in Melbourne city, Victoria state.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Australia-Vietnam Business Forum on March 5 which was held within the framework of the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the two sides’ dialogue relations amid official visits to Australia and New Zealand.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Melbourne airport at 9:20 pm (local time) on March 4, starting their attendance at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, and official visits to Australia from March 5 –9 at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Australia is expected to add fresh impetus to bilateral ties, including trade links.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to attend the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the two sides’ dialogue relations and pay official visits to Australia and New Zealand holds special significance, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.