Vietnam-Australia issue joint statement

by VTV424 August 2019 Last updated at 08:01 AM

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Photo: VPG

VTV.vn - Vietnam and Australia issued a joint statement on August 23 on the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

On the occasion of Australia Prime Minister Morrison's first official visit to Vietnam, the two prime ministers agreed to develop an Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy with the aim of becoming each others' top ten trade partners and doubling investment.

Australia will continue to support Vietnam's international security contributions, including the Australian Defence Force providing on-going specialist peacekeeping training and strategic airlift support for Vietnam's next peacekeeping deployment.

The two countries will establish a Vietnam-Australia Centre at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. The Australian guest expressed serious concerns about developments in the East Sea.

The two Prime Minister emphasized the importance of the freedom of navigation and overflight and called for any Codes of Conduct between ASEAN and China to be fully consistent with international law, in particular, the UNCLOS, without prejudice to the interests of a third party under international law.

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