Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh shakes hands with Australian Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam always treasures itsfriendship and cooperation with Australia, stated Vice President Dang Thi NgocThinh while receiving Australian Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey in Hanoion May 29.
She went on to highlight the reinforced bilateral politicaland diplomatic ties as reflected through increasing high-level delegationexchanges.
The official said the two countries’ security-defencecooperation has also been enhanced toward effectiveness, referring to Australia’ssupport in flying Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan with two of its RoyalAir Force transport aircraft last year.
Noting that potential for bilateral economic collaborationremains extensive, Thinh said she hoped that Queensland, with its strengths inindustry, agriculture, education, and research, will become a leading locality inpushing Vietnam-Australia ties forward.
Currently, there are about 31,000 Vietnamese students inAustralia, 2,000 of them in Queensland. Australia has already offered asignificant number of scholarships for Vietnam, while Australian universitiesand their Vietnamese peers have joined several joint training programmes.
Thinh said she hopes Queensland will strengthen itscooperation with Vietnam in education, particularly the training of Vietnamesestudents and public personnel.
For his part, Paul de Jersey said he hopes Queensland willhave more chances to boost extensive engagements with Vietnamese localitiesacross all fields, particularly education, tourism, energy, and high-technology.–VNA
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