9th Vietnam-Australia Diplomacy-defense Dialogue Takes Place in Hanoi

	Diplomacy Strengthens Cooperation with Vietnamese Communities in Australia
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Vietnam-Australia relationship is growing strongly and comprehensively, demonstrated by the upgrade of bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Australia in March 2024.

Within the new relationship framework, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his counterpart agreed to promote closer and more strategic cooperation to respond to common challenges, to increase exchanges and consultations to further concretise the high-level agreements reached and expand new areas of cooperation in accordance with the demands, potentials, and interests of the two countries.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet (thrid from left) and Australian Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michelle Chan (second from left) at the event (Photo: Tuan Anh).

Another highlight of the meeting is the discussion on defense cooperation through channels of dialogues, consultations, training, joint exercises, and especially effective cooperation in UN peacekeeping. The two sides reflected on the fruitful cooperation and emphasized the need to further strengthen bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation. In particular, Vietnam and Australia aim to become each other’s top 10 leading trade partners and doubling two-way investment capital as set in the Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy (EEES).

The Australia side expressed its wish to promote cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of digital transformation, digital economy, and high-tech industries, increasing investment in wind power, diversifying supply chains, training and developing businesses, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises in line with Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, cited VNS.

While fundamental changes in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions have posed great impact on the security and development of countries, including Australia and Vietnam, the two sides agreed to further promote cooperation at multilateral forums such as the UN, ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms, including the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus.

Australia reaffirmed its continued close cooperation with ASEAN and support to ASEAN in promoting its central role in the regional rule-based structure, as well as support to the settlement of disputes in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) through peaceful measures with respect to international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The 10th edition of this dialogue is scheduled to be held in Australia at an appropriate time, VNS reported.

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