Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suggested Vietnam and Australia
work harder to lift their bilateral ties to a new height while meeting
with Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Anna Burke in
Hanoi on May 22.
He said the two sides should
effectively implement measures to promote cooperation in economics,
investment and trade while creating conditions for their goods to
penetrate into each other’s market, striving to raise two-way trade to a
more impressive figure in the future.
In addition,
the two countries also need to further strengthen cooperation in
education and training, science and technology, culture, security and
defence, he added.
The PM suggested the two sides
increase mutual support at regional and international forums and
Australia support the standpoints of Vietnam and ASEAN on peace,
stability, maritime safety and security in the East Sea, as well as
the peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea on the basis
of international law.
Dung expressed his hope that
Australia will continue providing official development assistance (ODA)
for Vietnam and supporting the Vietnamese community in the country.
For his part, Burke said she is pleased to visit
Vietnam at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 40 th
anniversary of their diplomatic ties, affirming that Australia wants
to further boost the multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam,
especially in economics, trade, investment, education, education,
culture, security and defence.
She stressed that her
country will do its utmost to contribute to ensuring peace and
stability in the region and the world, saying that the implementation of
peaceful measures in respect for legal basis is the best way to solve
disputes in the East Sea .
She confirmed that
the Australian House of Representatives always backs cooperation
activities between the two countries in all fields.-VNA