Top leaders welcome Australian Governor General

Published: 09/05/2011 05:00

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Vietnam and Australia should step up legislative relations, people exchanges and
cultural and sports cooperation, along with developing cooperative ties between
governments, ministries and sectors.

Party General Secretary cum National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong made
these suggestions while receiving Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce in
Hanoi on May 9.

Trong said Vietnam and Australia should fully tap the advantages offered by the
ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to become one of each
other’s 10 biggest economic partners.

Bryce told her host that Australia places importance on promoting the
Comprehensive Partnership with Vietnam in all spheres, including politics,
economics, trade, investment, science, technology, culture, education and
training.

The Governor General said the two sides need to actively implement agreements
signed recently between high-ranking leaders of the two nations, as well as the
Plan of Action to realise the Comprehensive Partnership in the 2010-2013 period.

Bryce also reiterated Australia ’s commitment to assist Vietnam in designing and
building Cao Lanh bridge in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap , as part of
the Central Mekong Connectivity Project.

Also on May 9, Bryce was received by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who hailed
the Governor General’s current visit as an important contribution to bringing
the bilateral relationship to a new level and further strengthening the
Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Partnership.

Having spoken highly of the results of the earlier talks between Bryce and State
President Nguyen Minh Triet, PM Dung said Vietnam would work closely with
Australia to carry out the signed cooperation programmes and the outcomes
reached at the talks.

The PM noted with pleasure that despite the adverse impacts of the global
financial crisis, bilateral economic relations have grown strongly, with two-way
trade increasing sharply and many Australian-invested projects being deployed in
Vietnam.

Based on fine political ties, PM Dung suggested Vietnam and Australia fully tap
their own potentials and advantages to step up economic, trade and investment
cooperation for mutual benefit and development.

The leader urged Australia to increase scholarships for Vietnamese students, to
continue providing official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam and to
create more favourable conditions for Overseas Vietnamese who are studying and
working in Australia.

While affirming that Australia always attaches importance to developing its
comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, Bryce requested Vietnam create better
conditions for Australian businesses to make long-term investments in the
Southeast Asian country.

The Governor-General said Australia would continue to beef up educational
cooperation with Vietnam and provide effective assistance to the nation in the
fight against HIV/AIDS.

The same day, Bryce had an informal meeting with people living with HIV at the
National Women’s Museum where she shared experiences with people who are working
to reduce the stigma and
discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.

Australia is an active partner in Vietnam ’s response to HIV and has greatly
contributed to national efforts to explore and implement new approaches to the
matter. The country is now the co-chair of the Ambassadors/UN Heads of Agency
Informal HIV Co-ordination Group.


VietNamNet/VNA

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