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PM wraps up New Zealand & Australia tour

VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was accompanied by his spouse and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation, arrived in Ha Noi on late March 18, successfully concluding his official visits to New Zealand and Australia at the invitation of his New Zealand and Australian counterparts Jacinda Andern and Malcolm Turnbull.

March 19, 2018 3:58 PM GMT+7

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and New Zealand Jacinda Ardern

Advancing Viet Nam-New Zealand comprehensive partnership

During his official visit to New Zealand from March 12-14, PM Phuc had a series of activities in Auckland, the biggest city of New Zealand.

The PM was welcomed with the traditional Hongi greeting of indigenous  Maori people at the official welcome ceremony and all destinations that he visited. 

PM Phuc held talks with PM Andern, during which the two leaders discussed orientations to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership. They agreed to conduct measures to promote trade ties, towards raising two-way trade turnover to US$ 1.7-2 billion by 2020.

The two PMs agreed to beef up cooperation in other potential fields such education and labour, striving to increase the number of Vietnamese students in New Zealand by 30% in 2020.

They issued a Joint Statement on advancing the Comprehensive Partnership toward the Strategic Partnership.

During this visit, PM Phuc witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements; and had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Trevor Mallard and a phone talk with Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy. 

He attended the Viet Nam-New Zealand Business Forum; received representatives from several groups and enterprises of the country; and met with students of the Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology, and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Australian PM Malcoln Turnbull

VN, Australia elevate ties to strategic partnership

During his official visit to Australia from March 14-18, where he also attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, PM Phuc joined up to 43 activities in Canberra and Sydney.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull signed the Joint Statement on establishing the Viet Nam – Australia Strategic Partnership. 

The Vietnamese leader held talks with PM Turnbull; and met with Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove, President of the Senate Scott Ryan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith. 

He had meetings with lecturers and students of the Australian National University, and representatives from the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Association, Vietnamese outstanding entrepreneurs and expats in Australia; and visited the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). 

PM Phuc and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove co-chaired a banquet celebrating the 45th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties. 

In Sydney – the capital city of New South Wales and the biggest financial and trade centre of Australia, PM Phuc attended the Viet Nam–Australia Business Forum, which saw the participation of over 400 entrepreneurs and investors of the two countries.  He met and had dialogues with representatives from leading Australian enterprises. 

The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

Suggesting orientations of ASEAN-Australia partnership

In his speech at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, PM detailed important orientations for the ASEAN-Australia strategic partnership, focusing on priorities of boosting economic cooperation and ensuring peace, and security in the region. 

In a retreat between leaders of ASEAN and Australia within the framework of the Summit, PM Phuc urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia to boost cooperation and mutual trust, for interests of each side, as well as for cooperation and stability in the region. 

PM Phuc, together with leaders of the ASEAN member nations and Australian PM Turnbull, had a meeting with former Australian students who had participated in the New Colombo Scholarship Program in Southeast Asia nations, and witnessed the signing of an ASEAN-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the fight against international terrorism. 

On the sidelines of the Summit, PM Phuc had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore./.

By Kim Anh