On this occasion, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan delivered a message of greetings to Australian Senate President Scott Ryan and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia Tony Smith.
Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh also sent a congratulatory message to Australian FM Marise Payne.
On these messages, the Vietnamese leaders hailed important achievements of Australia in national development over the past decades especially in economics, national defense, security, education, and science-technology; praised positive roles and contributions of Australia to the Asia and Pacific region and world; promised to implement the Viet Nam-Australia strategic partnership which was established in March, 2018./.