Vietnam, Australia strengthen strategic partnership
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday asked the new Australian government to continue enhancing its strategic partnership with Vietnam including increasing the exchange of high-level delegations, promoting bilateral mechanisms and boosting trade and investment cooperation.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh receives Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Hanoi, June 27, 2022. (Photo: VNA) |
During a reception for Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Hanoi, PM Chinh thanked Australia for donating COVID-19 vaccine and medical supplies to Vietnam, particularly the more than 14 million doses of vaccine for children.
Minister Wong said that Australia values Vietnam’s role and status in the region, pledging to work closely with Vietnamese agencies to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
During talks earlier the same day, Minister Wong and her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son agreed to strengthen cooperation in climate change response and green and sustainable growth, among others.
Minister Wong underlined the importance of maintaining peacemaking stability, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), and respecting international law.