Vietnam PM visits Australia
On an official visit on the 7th of March, 2024, Prime Minister Albanese and the Prime Minister of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr Pham Minh Chính, announced a major upgrade of the Australia – Vietnam relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Last year, Australia and Vietnam celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations.
The landmark Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will support expanded cooperation on climate, environment and energy, and digital transformation and innovation, building on established collaboration across defence and security, economic engagement and education.
Leaders acknowledged a range of new initiatives as part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. To grow trade and investment links between Australia and Vietnam, the Prime Ministers welcomed new cooperation in agriculture that will encourage trade in new commodities. They welcomed arrangements that will enable 1,000 Vietnamese workers to work in the agricultural sector to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and a new agreement between agencies responsible for trade and investment promotion.
Education has long been a pillar of the Australia-Vietnam relationship, and a source of warm ties between our people. A renewed framework for cooperation between Australian and Vietnamese education institutions will strengthen our ability to work together on early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education, to deliver the workforce that we require to seize the opportunities of the future.
Leaders also welcomed new agreements between our maritime and science agencies to support Vietnam’s management of its maritime resources, including through adaption to climate change.
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