Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (L) holds phone talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)Both ministers expressed their delight at the strong development of the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, despite difficultiescaused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the recent past.
They noted that the Vietnamese and Australian Prime Ministers have regularly held phone talks and had a meeting onthe sidelines of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of theParties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland (the UK) in November 2021. The two PMs finalised the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy (EEES) and a jointstatement on commitment to practical climate action.
Son thanked and appreciated Australia's announcement that itwill donate more COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam to inoculate children, in additionto 7.8 million doses that the country handed over previously. The valuable and timely help of the Australian Governmentwill help Vietnam accelerate the vaccination rollout, contributing to the nation’spandemic prevention and control efforts, he said.
The two ministers also said that the full reopening of the twocountries will facilitate the promotion of bilateral relations in variousfields, especially delegation and people-to-people exchanges, economy,agriculture and labour so as to bring the ties to a new height./.
Son thanked and appreciated Australia's announcement that itwill donate more COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam to inoculate children, in additionto 7.8 million doses that the country handed over previously. The valuable and timely help of the Australian Governmentwill help Vietnam accelerate the vaccination rollout, contributing to the nation’spandemic prevention and control efforts, he said.
The two ministers also said that the full reopening of the twocountries will facilitate the promotion of bilateral relations in variousfields, especially delegation and people-to-people exchanges, economy,agriculture and labour so as to bring the ties to a new height./.
VNA
