Party chief receives Australian Prime Minister
VGP - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for leader of the Australian Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in Ha Noi on June 4.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister of Australian Anthony Albanese, Ha Noi, June 4, 2023 - Photo: VNA
Nguyen welcomed the official visit of Anthony Albanese and the Australian delegation to Viet Nam on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties (1973-2023).
He emphasized that both Viet Nam and Australia have enjoyed thriving relations over the last 50 years and the bilateral ties have expanded and become substantive in terms of politics, economy, science, technology, education - training and defense - security.
In particular, people-to-people links are close with more than 300,000 Vietnamese people, including tens of thousands of students, in Australia.
On the basis of those conditions and the huge cooperation potential, there are bright prospect for relations between the two countries to thrive in the coming time, he added.
The General Secretary also highly spoke of the outcomes of Albanese’s visit, especially the talks and meetings with Vietnamese leaders and the important agreements reached during the trip.
He described the successes of this visit and the recent trip to Viet Nam by Australian Governor-General David Hurley as milestones in bilateral relations.
In reply, Prime Minister Albanese said his country respects Viet Nam’s role and stature along with bilateral relations, expressing his pleasure at the inspiring achievements of their strategic partnership.
He also informed his host about the outcomes of his recent talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other Vietnamese leaders, and the agreements reached between the two sides.
Albanese highlighted the importance of consolidating a peaceful and stable environment in the region; respecting international law, independence and sovereignty of countries, and equal relations.
He voiced support for ASEAN’s centrality, as well as the Australian Government’s policy and the Australian Labor Party’s policy of promoting relations with Southeast Asian nations./.
