Phan Thi Thanh Tam (R), spouse of President Vo Van Thuong, and Linda Hurley, spouse of Australian Governor-General David Hurley, visit the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 4. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Phan Thi Thanh Tam, spouse of PresidentVo Van Thuong, and Linda Hurley, spouse of Australian Governor-General DavidHurley, visited the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 4.
After attending classes and performances at the academy,Linda Hurley thanked Vietnam, Tam and the institution’s staff and students fortheir warm welcome, and expressed her strong belief in the strength of music,saying it brings about happiness to everyone and connect people together.
She noted her hope that the Vietnam-Australia cooperative relations willbe tightened in the future.
Linda Hurley and her husband - Governor-General DavidHurley, arrived in Hanoi on April 3 for a State visit at the invitation ofPresident Thuong.
Phan Thi Thanh Tam, spouse of President Vo Van Thuong, and Linda Hurley, spouse of Australian Governor-General David Hurley, talk with the academy staff. (Photo: VNA) This is the first foreign leader paying a State visitto Vietnam in 2023, and also the first national guest that President Thuong hasreceived in his new position. The visit is part of activities in celebration ofthe 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations.
The visit, which is a prominent milestone in the yearcelebrating the Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties, is expected to contribute tofurther strengthening the bilateral relations and the strategic trust betweenthe two countries./.