National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Governor of Western Australia Kerry Sanderson (Photo VNA)Perth (VNA) – National AssemblyChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with leaders from Western Australia to seekcooperation opportunities in various fields of mutual interests such as mining,renewable energy, liquefied petroleum gas, education-training, tourism, seaportand agriculture.
At a meeting with Governor of Western AustraliaKerry Sanderson in Perth city on December 1, Chairwoman Ngan expressed her beliefthat the elevation of the bilateral strategic partnership on the occasion ofPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Australia in March 2018 will createa foundation for the two countries’ localities and businesses to carry forwardcooperation.
She noted that two-way trade reached nearly 984million USD in 2016. Vietnam is the 16th biggest trade partner of WesternAustralia.
Sanderson affirmed that the Western Australia administrationattaches great importance to cooperative relations with Vietnam.
Vietnam has a lot of potential to develop tourism withpopular destinations like Hoi An ancient town, Son Doong cave, and Ha Long Bay,she said, adding that it is necessary to open a direct air route betweenVietnam and Perth.
The two sides discussed fields that needstronger collaboration in the future such as education, culture, tourism,science-technology, education-training and people-to-people exchanges.
While meeting with President of the WesternAustralian Legislative Council Kate Doust and Deputy Speaker of the LegislativeAssembly of the Western Australia Lisa Baker, Chairwoman Ngan described the WesternAustralia as a world’s leading natural resources mining centre and a top educationalcentre of Australia, which plays a significant position in theVietnam-Australia cooperation.
Vietnam supports businesses from the state to strengthentrade and investment partnership with Vietnamese localities in order toincrease two-way trade to 2 billion AUD (1.5 billion USD) in the coming time,Ngan said.
She called on the Western Australia to supportVietnam in the fields of its strengths such as agriculture, livestock, watermanagement, and education.
The two Western Australia’s legislators saidthey want to promote cooperation with Vietnam in science-technology, educationand economics.
At a meeting with Chief Justice of WesternAustralia Wayne Martin, Chairwoman Ngan hailed the signing of a cooperationagreement between the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the SupremePeople’s Court of Vietnam.
She hoped the Supreme Court of Western Australiawill support the training of Vietnamese judges as well as share legalinformation and experience in judicial administration.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is on an official visit to Australia.-VNA
Sanderson affirmed that the Western Australia administrationattaches great importance to cooperative relations with Vietnam.
Vietnam has a lot of potential to develop tourism withpopular destinations like Hoi An ancient town, Son Doong cave, and Ha Long Bay,she said, adding that it is necessary to open a direct air route betweenVietnam and Perth.
The two sides discussed fields that needstronger collaboration in the future such as education, culture, tourism,science-technology, education-training and people-to-people exchanges.
While meeting with President of the WesternAustralian Legislative Council Kate Doust and Deputy Speaker of the LegislativeAssembly of the Western Australia Lisa Baker, Chairwoman Ngan described the WesternAustralia as a world’s leading natural resources mining centre and a top educationalcentre of Australia, which plays a significant position in theVietnam-Australia cooperation.
Vietnam supports businesses from the state to strengthentrade and investment partnership with Vietnamese localities in order toincrease two-way trade to 2 billion AUD (1.5 billion USD) in the coming time,Ngan said.
She called on the Western Australia to supportVietnam in the fields of its strengths such as agriculture, livestock, watermanagement, and education.
The two Western Australia’s legislators saidthey want to promote cooperation with Vietnam in science-technology, educationand economics.
At a meeting with Chief Justice of WesternAustralia Wayne Martin, Chairwoman Ngan hailed the signing of a cooperationagreement between the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the SupremePeople’s Court of Vietnam.
She hoped the Supreme Court of Western Australiawill support the training of Vietnamese judges as well as share legalinformation and experience in judicial administration.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is on an official visit to Australia.-VNA
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