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While in Australia, the Vietnamese PM will attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. PM Phuc and the Vietnamese delegation were greeted at the airport by Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister - Senator James McGrath; Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - Stephanie Foster; and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick. On the Vietnamese side there were Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam and Vietnamese Consul General in Sydney Trinh Duc Hai. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to visit the Australian National University and meet with representatives from the Vietnamese community in Australia on March 14. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will chair a welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese PM on the morning of March 15. The two PMs will later hold talks and witness the signing of a number of bilateral cooperative agreements. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will also meet with the leaders of the Australian Senate and the House of Representatives and … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins Australia visit

The ceremony was chaired by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his spouse. Following the welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Australian counterpart. After talks, the two Prime Ministers are to witness the signing of important bilateral cooperative agreements, including a joint statement on establishing the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Australia took place in the context of the thriving bilateral relations, especially after the two countries set up Comprehensive Partnership in 2009 and inked the declaration on enhancing the partnership in 2015. Two-way trade grows over 7 percent every year to reach nearly US$ 6.5 billion in 2017, up 22.2 percent against 2016. Australia ranks 20th among 126 countries and territories landing investment in the Southeast Asian nation with 412 projects valued at US$ 1.8 billion. Meanwhile, Vietnam has 44 projects worth US$387.1 million in … [Read more...] about Grand welcome ceremony for PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Australia

At the talks, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his gratitude to the Government and people of New Zealand for the warm hospitality extended to him and his delegation. The Vietnamese PM also congratulated the important achievements of New Zealand and the Labour Party over the past years. The two sides expressed their satisfaction at the development of the friendship and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand, especially in regard of the pillars of politics, foreign affairs, trade and economics, education and training, labour, and people-to-people diplomacy. The two PMs agreed to further intensify frequent high-level visits between nations, and to maintain bilateral cooperation mechanisms, including the Joint Commission on Trade and Economics, Bilateral Defence Dialogue and Political Consultations. They also agreed to advance the Comprehensive Partnership and assigned relevant ministries and branches of both sides to actively and effectively realise the Plan of … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc holds talks with PM Jacinda Ardern