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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

EAN-Australia Special Summit, held at the Inter Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, held at the International Convention Centre on March 17.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit ảnh 1PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit. (Photo: VNA)

Sydney (VNA) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended theASEAN-Australia Special Summit held at the International Convention Centre on March 17.

Themed “Enhancing Regional Security and Prosperity”, the event is an importantplatform for ASEAN and Australian leaders to discuss orientations to enhancethe strategic partnership between the two sides set up in 2014.

In his speech, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomed the presenceof the ASEAN leaders at this event, organised for the first time in Australiaunder his initiative.

Later the day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other ASEAN leaders and theAustralian PM participated in numerous activities such as a meeting with formerscholarship recipients of the new Colombo Programme in Southeast Asiancountries and witnessed the signing of the ASEAN-Australia Memorandum ofUnderstanding on counter-terrorism cooperation.

The MoU is considered a historic breakthrough contributing to strengthening thetwo sides’ collaboration in ensuring regional security. Via signed frameworkagreements, ASEAN and Australia agreed to enhance counter-terrorism cooperationin terrorist financing and violent extremism.

The document features various initiatives and framework agreements coveringengineering, anti-terrorism law building, regional dialogues and seminars onelectronic evidence, financial intelligence and ways to tackle online radicalisation.

The same day, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other ASEAN leaders attended a receptionhosted by PM Turnbull.

The Summit’s plenary session and a retreat meeting are scheduled to take placeon March 18.

The International Counter-Terrorism Conference and the ASEAN-Australia BusinessSummit were held ahead of the Summit with the participation of officials,experts and representatives of leading businesses in the region.

ASEAN and Australia set up relations in 1974. Australia was the first nationestablishing the official dialogue partnership with ASEAN in all three fieldsof politics, economics and specialised cooperation.-VNA
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