Australian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy visits Vietnam

Wednesday, 28/06/2017 11:09
(CPV) - Ms Frances Adamson is visiting Vietnam from June 27th-28th as the Special Envoy of Australian Prime Minister the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP.

Photo: Thong Nhat
The first female head of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, met Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 27th to discuss deepening the bilateral relationship.

Australia and Vietnam issued a joint statement on enhancing the comprehensive partnership in March 2015 during then-Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Australia. Since then, the bilateral relationship has continued to strengthen, particularly across three key pillars of security, economic and innovation.

The two sides share broad regional security interests, and defence links are expanding, including in new areas such as peacekeeping. Last year, two-way trade valued at AUD10.5 billion (around USD8 billion).

New Vietnamese agricultural products are accessing Australian markets, including most recently dragon fruit. Australia also remains a committed partner for Vietnam’s development, with our biggest mainland South East Asia project, the Cao Lanh bridge scheduled to be completed later this year.

Australia is a leading study destination for Vietnamese students, with around 22,500 Vietnamese students in Australia. Two-way tourism numbers continue to grow, with over 300,000 Australians visiting Vietnam each year, expanding mutual understanding between the peoples of each country.

Ms Adamson is also meeting Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Dinh Quy, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, Vice Chairman of the PCC Commission for External Relations Tran Dac Loi, and President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Nguyen Vu Tung. These meetings were an opportunity to discuss the bilateral relationship, regional security issues, developments in the international trade environment and Vietnam’s priorities for APEC Leaders’ Week to be held in Central Da Nang city this November./.

 

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