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Australia hopes to deepen bonds with Southeast Asia: foreign minister

Australia wishes to further deepen its bonds with Southeast Asia, and cooperate with it for a peaceful region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said.
Australia hopes to deepen bonds with Southeast Asia: foreign minister ảnh 1Foreign Minister Penny Wong (Photo: skynews)
Bangkok (VNA) – Australia wishes to further deepen its bonds with Southeast Asia, and cooperate with it for a peaceful region, Foreign MinisterPenny Wong has said.

She made the statement in a joint press conference with herThai counterpart Don Pramudwinai on November 1 while on an official visit to theSoutheast Asian nation.

Australia is always committed to supportingASEAN centrality and ASEAN-led institutions, and looks forward to working withall ASEAN partners to jointly shape a new era, including the development of a2040 Southeast Asia economic strategy, she affirmed.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of theestablishment of Australia-Thailand diplomatic ties, Wong and Don Pramudwinai, who is also Thai Deputy Prime Minister, signeda memorandum of understanding on the implementation of bilateral strategicpartnership for 2022-2025./.
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