Vietnam, Australia build practical, future-oriented relations
March 6, 2024
HANOI – Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn had a meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on March 5 within the framework of the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations in Melbourne.
FM Sơn thanked the Australian official for collaboration in preparing for Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s official visit to Australia, expressing his belief that the summit will be a great success.
He expressed his satisfaction with the recent progress in bilateral relations as well as in cooperation between the two foreign ministries.
He suggested the two sides closely coordinate in implementing support packages worth nearly AUD200 million (US$130 million) for clean energy development and climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta region, which Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and FM Wong had announced during their recent visits to Việt Nam.
For her part, minister Wong thanked the Vietnamese Government as well as FM Son for their support and participation in the Summit, while highly valuing substantive activities that the two countries held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations last year.
She took the occasion to invite Sơn to visit Australia again and co-chair the 6th Vietnam-Australia