Deputy PM asks for good organisation of celebrations for Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 14 for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, during which he suggested the two sides coordinate together closely to well organise celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties this year, including thorough preparations for the exchange of delegations in the coming time.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 14 for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, during which he suggested the two sides coord🥃inate together closely to well organise celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australiadiplomatic ties this year, including thorough preparations for the exchange of delegations in the coming time.
Quang expressed his delight at the strong and practical development of the bilateralstrategic partnership in various areas. In particular, two-waytrade hit 16.1 billion USD in 2022, more than 30 times higher than in 2021,making Australia the 10th largest trade partner of Vietnam andVietnam the seventh biggest trade partner of Australia. According to the Deputy PM, Australia have invested in 579 projects worthnearly 2 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking 20th out of 141 countriesand territories investing in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Vietnam has poured investment in 87 projectsvalued at 540 million USD in Australia. In United Nations peacekeeping operations, Australiahelped Vietnam four times to transport Level 2 field hospitals to South Sudan, offeredEnglish language training and equipment to the field hospitals. Australia provided Vietnamwith 26.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the second largestvaccine donor of Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (R) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski (Photo: VNA)
Goledzinowski, for his part,affirmed that Australia considers Vietnam a close and strategic partner and agood friend. He added that Australia has decided to increase itsofficial development assistance (ODA) funding for Vietnam by 18% during the fiscal year 2022-2023to 92.8 million AUD (61.9 million USD), with the expectation to build more works inVietnam. The host and guest expressed theirbelief that the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Australiawill keep thriving in various areas in the coming time. They also emphasised theimportance of ensuring peace, stability and cooperation in the region and theworld, and respecting the United Nations Charter and international law./.
The Vietnam-Australia relations continue to grow strongly across fields, reaping great successes in the past five decades, as the two countries have built strategic trust based on mutual respect and common interests, said Prof. Carl Thayer, an expert on Vietnamese studies from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
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Vietnam and Australia have reached the targets set in the action plan for implementing the strategic partnership in the 2020 - 2023 period despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Nguyen Hong Hai from the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland of Australia.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
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Over the past five decades, the Vietnam - Angola relationship has grown steadily, marked by political trust and close bonds between their Parties, States, Governments, and peoples, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
President Luong Cuong called on the two countries to join hands to promote South – South cooperation, contribute to building a fair and equal global political and economic order, safeguard independence and sovereignty, and promote extensive and substantive international solidarity and cooperation.
President Luong Cuong called on the community to remain united, integrate well into local society, adhere to local laws, and continue contributing to both Angola’s development and Vietnam – Angola relations.
Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira agreed to continue strengthening political trust, boost high-level delegation exchanges via all channels, including the parliamentary one, and create favourable legal conditions for bilateral cooperation.
At the reception (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang (R) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski (Photo: VNA) 
