Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties marked in HCM City
The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on March 31 held a ceremony to celebrate the 48th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia.
Australian Consul General Julianne Cowley speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Australian Consulate General inHo Chi Minh City on March 31 held a ceremony to celebrate the 48th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia.
In her speech, Australian Consul General JulianneCowley said the event offers a chance for the two sides to review and furtherstrengthen the bilateral partnership, which plays an increasingly importantrole in the current world context.
Cowley highlighted the Australia-Vietnam cooperation over the past 48years, saying that the relationship is built on the foundation of mutual respect and trust, with common interests and close cohesion, demonstrated through the effective cooperation between the two countries in politics, economy, defence - security, education, and people-to-people diplomacy, and especially in supporting each other in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Affirming the important role and position of Ho Chi MinhCity in the relationship with Australia, Cowley emphasised that the twocountries have a lot of potential and opportunities to make their bilateralties more successful and prosperous.
Tran Phuoc Anh, acting director of the municipal Department of Foreign Affairs, highlighted the flourishing development of the Vietnam - Australia relations across various fields, saying that the bilateral relationship was built on the basis of sincerity,trust and for the goal of bringing prosperity to the two countries' people, aswell as contributing to promoting peaceand development in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.
In 2020, the Australian government helped Vietnam inovercoming the consequences of floods, and accessing vaccines against COVID-19 through the Indo-Pacific Health Security and VaccineInitiative, he said, adding Australia also promoted theAus4Innovation Partnership between the two countries towards post-pandemic economic recoverysolutions.
Anh said there is room for HCM City and Australia to expand their cooperation in such fields as trade, smart citydevelopment, education-training, finance –banking, and sustainable urban development.
Dynamic development in the relationship between the cityand Australia will contribute to realising the action programme implementing the Vietnam - Australia Strategic Partnership in the period 2020-2023, headded./.
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Australian Consul General Julianne Cowley speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
