Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam (proper) meets with Senator Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Commerce and Manufacturing of Australia, in Canberra. (Picture: VNA)

Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam met with Senator Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Commerce and Manufacturing of Australia, in Canberra on March 27, throughout which the Australian official spoke extremely of optimistic improvements within the relations between the 2 international locations, particularly the elevation of their relationship to complete strategic partnership on the event of an official go to to Australia by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in March.

Ayres affirmed that the Australian Authorities’s management and he personally maintain optimistic views on the present scenario and prospects of the Vietnam-Australia relationship. Subsequently, they’re excited by and assist the additional improvement of the connection for the advantage of each international locations, for peace, stability, and prosperity within the area.    

He emphasised that there’s nonetheless room for development within the bilateral commerce and funding relationship, and dedicated to proceed to concentrate to additional opening up the marketplace for Vietnamese agricultural merchandise. He additionally pledged continued assist for Vietnam in supplying important minerals and enhancing cooperation in local weather change adaptation and vitality transition in direction of the objective of attaining net-zero emissions.    

       

The Vietnamese diplomat mentioned along with his host measures to additional strengthen bilateral commerce and funding relations, guarantee sustainable provide chains, successfully implement commerce agreements that each international locations are members such because the Complete and Progressive Settlement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Regional Complete Financial Partnership (RCEP), ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Commerce Settlement (AANZFTA), and hasten the launch of the Ministerial Dialogue on vitality and minerals./.