Australia among Vietnam’s key partners: Ambassador
Australia is among Vietnam’s key partners in the region and the world, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ngo Huong Nam said in an interview with the Canberra Times as the two countries are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their relations this year.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam (Photo: VNA)
Sydney (VNA) – Australia is among Vietnam’skey partners in the region and the world, Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo HuongNam said in an interview with the Canberra Times as the two countries arecelebrating the 45th anniversary of their relations this year.
In the full two-page interview, Nam said after fourdecades, the bilateral ties between Vietnam and Australia have grown steadilyand visit exchanges between their high-ranking leaders have created impetusesto bring the relations to a new height.
Vietnam and Australia are proud of their growingdiplomacy in all fields, including economy, trade, education, science-technology and security-defence, he told the Australia-based newspaper.
Two-way trade rose by more than 200 times after overthree decades, from 32.3 million USD in 1990 to 6.46 billion USD in 2017, henoted. As trade is a key pillar of the bilateral relationship, Ambassador NgoHuong Nam expects the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)will be signed soon, paving the way for more cooperation opportunities betweenthe two sides.
Bilateral security-defence collaboration is also thrivingas the two nations share their common concern about terrorism, cyber securityand issues in the East Sea. Vietnam pledges to strongly support Australia inits relations with ASEAN as well as its active role in Asia-Pacific, he said.
The ambassador added that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will make an officialvisit to Australia next month, during which Vietnam and Australia will sign adocument to upgrade their ties to a strategic partnership, opening up a new erafor the two nations’ relations. The visit will also outline goals anddirections for the bilateral relationship in the future, the ambassador said.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,he said, noting the he will work harder to contribute to the development of thebilateral ties.-VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam (Photo: VNA)
