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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse Le Thi Bich Tran joined the Sultan of Brunei, the Presidents of the Philippines and Indonesia and their spouses, the Prime Ministers of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, Timor Leste and their spouses, and the Secretary-General of ASEAN at the ceremony.
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| Welcoming the heads of delegations with traditional rites and cultural and artistic performances of Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highly appreciated Australia's relations with ASEAN countries. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Welcoming the Heads of delegations to the Summit with traditional rites and cultural and artistic performances of Australia, Prime Minister Albanese highly appreciated Australia's relations with ASEAN countries and hoped that after the Summit, the Australia – ASEAN relations will be promoted and strengthened with new momentum and content.
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| Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn and Heads of delegations to the Australia-ASEAN Special Summit. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
For the last 50 years, ASEAN - Australia relations have developed very well with increased political trust and effective cooperation in all fields including trade, economics, culture, and society, he said, noting that Australia is one of the Comprehensive Strategic Partners with practical and effective cooperation with members of ASEAN.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders at the welcoming ceremony. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
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| The ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Australia relations is held from March 5-6 in Melbourne, Australia with the theme “A Partnership for the Future”. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Australia relations is held from March 5-6 in Melbourne, Australia with the theme “A Partnership for the Future”.
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| Later the same day, Prime Minister Chinh and Spouse attended a banquet hosted by the Australian Prime Minister and his fiancee to welcome the Heads of delegations and their spouses to the Summit. (Photo: WVR) |
Within the framework of the summit, Prime Minister Chinh will attend main sessions and engage in several important activities. Chinh and leaders of ASEAN countries and Australia will discuss and propose visions, directions, and specific measures to expand their cooperation in the coming time.
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| Later the same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Spouse attended a banquet hosted by the Australian Prime Minister and his fiancee to welcome the Heads of delegations and their spouses to the Summit. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Later the same day, Prime Minister Chinh and Spouse attended a banquet hosted by the Australian Prime Minister and his fiancee to welcome the Heads of delegations and their spouses to the Summit.
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| Prime Minister Chinh and Spouse at the banquet. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
