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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
On November 25, Vietnamese Minister of Defence Phan V?n Giang and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles met in Hanoi to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between their countries, which will occur in 2023.
During the high-level meeting, Giang reaffirmed the continuation of the Australia-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership across multiple areas, including defense cooperation.
Marles suggested that the two countries should upgrade their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023 and that both sides should accelerate the enforcement of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and other cooperation mechanisms, especially in the areas of trade, investment, climate change response, education, training, defense and security.
The officials said they will foster cooperation in training, UN peacekeeping, military medicine, information sharing, and addressing post-war consequences. Prime Minister of Vietnam Ph?m Minh Chính thanked Australia for its support in COVID-19 prevention and control as well as in the field of peacekeeping. Regarding the UN peacekeeping cooperation, Australia’s support of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan by sending troops, equipment and detachments for a Level-2 Field Hospital was also praised by the Vietnamese Prime Minister and he encouraged Australia to continue this process in 2023.
During their talks, Marles and Giang raised regional and international issues of common concern, including safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the South China Sea. Both emphasized the importance of maintaining trust and a peaceful and stable environment as well as cooperation for mutual development. The two officials also attached great importance to ASEAN’s central role.