The close cooperation between Vietnamese and Australian defence
ministries was highly valued, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday.
Dung made the comment when
receiving Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith in Hanoi.
He also expressed satisfaction
over the outcomes of the talks between the two defence ministers which took
place earlier in the day.
He said Smith's visit would
contribute to promoting multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnam-Australia partnership
was developing in politics, diplomacy, economics, military, education,
science-technology and culture, Dung said.
Both sides had also co-ordinated
and supported each other at international and regional forums.
Dung said he wanted both sides to
continue their efforts to lift the two countries' cooperative ties to new
heights for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
He asked that the two sides work
closely in organising activities to celebrate their diplomatic ties in 2013.
Regarding defence cooperation,
Dung proposed both sides actively implement their agreements, particularly
agreements reached by the two ministers during the visit.
Smith said his visit aimed to
further enhance cooperation between the two countries and the two defence
ministries.
Smith said the cooperation
between the two ministries had been effective in various aspects, especially in
peace keeping and training.
The Australian Defence Ministry
would closely work with the Vietnamese Defence Ministry to implement their
cooperation agreements, Smith said.
Earlier yesterday, during talks
between Vietnamese minister Phung Quang Thanh and Smith, they reviewed recent
cooperation and discussed measures to further cement ties by working towards
the implementation of their 2010 memorandum of understanding on defence
cooperation.
They also exchanged views on
international and regional issues, indicating that the two nations would work
together to promote peace, friendship and cooperation.
They agreed to continue
consulting each other in multilateral forums and to promote bilateral dialogue
at various levels.
The two ministries agreed to
continue to expand the English training programme for Vietnamese military staff
and discuss issues relating to security in the Asia Pacific region on the basis
of mutual respect and mutual benefit.
Smith added that his ministry
would assist Vietnam in the clearance of wartime bombs and land mines.
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