Vietnam, Australia to set up strategic partnership in PM’s visitPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will sign the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia, creating the political and legal framework for the two countries' relations to develop in the coming time. The following is the full text of the interview:In 2015, both Vietnam and Australia have mentioned the establishment of a Strategic Partnership. During my official visit to Australia this time, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and I will sign the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership, creating the political and legal framework for the two countries' relations to develop in the coming time. In this spirit, Vietnam welcomes the Australian Governor-General's visit to Vietnam in May 2018 and considers this visit an important foreign affairs event of 2018. In this context, the establishment of the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership will bring about new opportunities for businesses of both countries.

Source: VietNamNet News March 14, 2018 04:18 UTC