Hanoi (VNA) – Ambassadors of the US, India,Australia have expressed their optimism about relations with Vietnam this yearacross fields in their remarks for the New Year.

In an over-three-minute video clip sent to the press on the occasion,US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said his first year as an ambassador hasbeen hectic, but together we have achieved great things in 2022.

He highlighted many wonderful achievements in bilateralrelations, including high-level meetings between Vietnamese and US leaders suchas those within Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip to the US in May 2022 andthe bilateral cooperation against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Knapper mentioned the sides’ people-to-peopleexchanges, including US volunteers of the Peace Corp coming to Vietnam to teachEnglish. With regard to educational cooperation, he said Vietnam currentlyranked fifth among international student communities studying in the US.

The US will also continue its efforts to provide securityassistance to Vietnam, said the ambassador, adding that last year saw theUS training nearly 2,000 Vietnamese law enforcement and justice experts, andcompleting the construction of two training facilities, including one for fisheryactivities monitoring.

According to him, another notable point in the bilateral relationshipwas collaboration on climate change, typically a 36 million USD project to helpaccelerate Vietnam's efforts for energy transition and net zero by 2050.

The amazing results of cooperation across various fields aretestament to the fact that both sides are working strategically together tosolve the most pressing issues, Knapper said, noting that he is looking forwardto new gains that the sides will achieve together in 2023.

Meanwhile, Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya isoptimistic about cooperation between the two countries this year, especially inthe economic field.

According to the diplomat, flourishing economic collaborationbetween the countries has been promoted and strengthened with efforts from bothsides towards a milestone of 15 billion USD in two-way annual trade turnover.

With their strengths, Vietnam and India absolutely have many opportunities toopen up the possibility of effective trade ties in the coming time, serving asa solid basis for lifting their comprehensive strategic partnership to newheights.

The ambassador also expressed his hope that next year, Vietnameseand Indian senior leaders will have high-level exchanges and interactions tofurther strengthen joint works, especially in the fields of infrastructuredevelopment, and digital transformation. Therefore, more businesses of the sideswill cooperate, and more extensive commitments will be made in all fields,bringing mutual growth achievements to both countries.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew John LechGoledznowski, for his part, said that Vietnam is a dynamic nation, full ofoptimism, and one of the fastest growing countries in the region. He expressedhis wish to continue building and developing the Vietnam-Australia cooperationrelationship, especially in the context that the two will celebrate the 50thanniversary of their diplomatic relations in 2023.

He said the past five decades have seen closepeople-to-people exchanges, and increasingly developed political, strategic, andeconomic collaboration between the nations, which share many similarities andmutual trust.

Australia wishes to work with Vietnam to maintain stabilityin the region, contributing to ensuring order and sovereignty of each countrybased on international law, he affirmed.

He said he wants to give boost to their mutual trust, and stressed the three promising areas for bilateral engagements, namely economy,education and innovation, and strategic cooperation and security issues./.