The Government chief revealed that he will pay a two-day official visit to Australia early next week at the invitation of the Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd. The Vietnamese Government is proactively consolidating and strengthening the bilateral ties with Australia, said PM Dũng, stressing that his upcoming visit aims at bringing the relationship to a new height.

Highly appreciating the effective ODA sources from Australia for the building of the Mỹ Thuận Bridge, the host expressed his hope that the Australian Government will grant new ODA capital for Việt Nam to build the Cao Lãnh Bridge.

Ambassador Allaster Edward Cox asserted that the Australian business circle is much interested in Việt Nam’s potentialities. He was convinced that PM Dũng’s upcoming visit will surely speed up the economic and trade ties between the two countries.

The Ambassador pledged to do his best to cement and deepen the comprehensive relations between Việt Nam and Australia.

By Xuân Hồng