Australia is one of the largest bilateral partners providing non-refundable ODA to Vietnam (on average 92.7 million AUD/year from 2013 to 2019 and 78.9 million AUD/year in the period 2020-2022) .
Ambassador Pham Hung Tam said that the Australian Government attaches great importance to developing relations with the Southeast Asian region, including Vietnam, and also values the central position and role of ASEAN in general and of Vietnam in general. private. In contrast, Vietnam also values its relationship with Australia as well as this country’s role and position in the region.
“With the determination and goodwill of both sides, this official visit to Australia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will contribute to strongly promoting traditional areas of cooperation; at the same time, help create momentum for these areas. new cooperation such as innovation, green economy, digital economy, digital transformation, clean energy transformation, cooperation in the field of environment and climate change response,” the Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia recognized. determined.
According to him, these fields are both Australia’s strengths and suitable for Vietnam’s needs and concerns. Therefore, these will be “new winds” that will continue to develop relations between the two countries more and more deeply.
In addition, the important documents and agreements reached by the two sides during this visit will bring Vietnam – Australia relations to new heights, helping to realize the intention of upgrading bilateral relations to the level of a Strategic Partnership. The Comprehensive Strategy was previously announced by the leaders of the two countries.
VWho plays a key role in promoting ASEAN relations – Australia
Sharing about ASEAN – Australia relations, Ambassador Pham Hung Tam said Australia is one of ASEAN’s oldest partners. The two sides established a dialogue partnership in 1974, upgraded the relationship to a Strategic Partnership in 2014 and became a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2021.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Australia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade signed a Memorandum of Understanding on science, technology and innovation cooperation, within the framework of the official visit to Vietnam by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in June 2023 (Photo: VGP).
The Australian Government attaches great importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with ASEAN, which supports ASEAN’s central role, ASEAN’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific region (AOIP) and ASEAN-led institutions. leaders such as EAS, ARF and ADMM+, according to Ambassador Tam.
He also said that recently, the Australian Government announced the Southeast Asia Economic Strategy 2040 with many specific measures and recommendations to increase Australia’s investment and trade with the ASEAN region.
Ambassador Pham Hung Tam commented that Vietnam will continue to play a pivotal role in promoting ASEAN-Australia relations, including supporting the effective implementation of existing cooperation programs and projects between the two sides. , as well as related declarations, agreements, and initiatives that will be approved at this Conference.
Besides, Vietnam will also actively contribute to strengthening economic, trade and investment cooperation between ASEAN and Australia; promoting people-to-people exchanges, cooperation in culture, tourism, sports, labor, narrowing the development gap and responding to climate change…
Within the framework of the Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia relations, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will join ASEAN leaders and Australian leaders to attend plenary sessions, narrow sessions and a number of important activities. important on the sidelines.
Participating countries are also expected to approve a number of important documents to help guide ASEAN-Australia relations to continue to develop and deepen in the coming years.