The Vietnamese leader and his entourage were greeted at the airport by Australian officials, along with representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, Consulates General and other Vietnamese representative agencies in Australia.
Vietnam and Australia established diplomatic relations on Feb. 26, 1973, and have since built a strong and enduring partnership with increasingly diverse and growing interests. Vietnam is now regarded as one of Australia's most important bilateral partners.
The two countries maintain regular high-level meetings and exchanges and many bilateral cooperation mechanisms, while closely coordinating within ASEAN, APEC and the United Nations. The two-way trade currently exceeds US$14 billion, while science, technology and innovation are emerging as new pillars of the bilateral ties.
More than 35,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in Australia, while a Vietnamese community of over 350,000 people, together with networks of intellectuals and businesspeople, serve as a strong bridge between the two nations.
Australia is also an important provider of official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, supporting infrastructure development, digital transformation, climate change response and green transition, while expanding the training of Vietnamese officials through the Vietnam-Australia Center at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.
