PM Pham Minh Chinh wraps up trip for ASEAN-Australia Summit, official visits to Australia, New Zealand
WVR - On March 12 morning, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived back Hanoi, concluding a trip for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of dialogue relations, and official visits to Australia and New Zealand from March 5-11, 2024.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
At the ASEAN-Australia Summit, leaders highlighted the importance and value of the ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, set out a major orientation to promote comprehensive cooperation in all fields in the coming time.
They adopted the Melbourne Declaration - A Partnership for the Future and ASEAN-Australia Leaders' Vision Statement - Partners for Peace and Prosperity", which serve as a basis for implementing the ASEAN-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership in the coming time.
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| At the sessions of the Special Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the necessity to create breakthroughs and promote mutual commitments to further strengthen the ASEAN – Australia relations. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
At the sessions of the Special Summit, Prime Minister Chinh underlined the necessity to create breakthroughs and promote mutual commitments to further strengthen the ASEAN – Australia relations to commemorate the 50th anniversary.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders at the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of dialogue relations. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Notably, he had bilateral meetings with heads of participating delegations, including leaders of ASEAN countries, Timor Leste, Australia and New Zealand, and the Secretary General of ASEAN, focusing discussions to tighten friendship and promote bilateral cooperation.
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| Vietnam and Australia upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The Prime Minister's official visits to Australia and New Zealand were a success in all aspects and an important milestone in the relationship between Vietnam and the two countries. In particular, Vietnam and Australia upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, and Vietnam and New Zealand agreed to promote bilateral relations to a new height.
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| Vietnam, New Zealand Prime Minister hold press conference, agree to promote bilateral relations to a new height. (Photo: VGP |
Also during the visits, the two sides signed nearly 30 cooperation documents in the fields of education, training, innovation, goods and services, aviation, energy, mining, trade, investment, finance, banking, agriculture, environment, labour and employment, justice, and defence.
