Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung presents flowers to congratulate Australian Ambassador Craig Chittick on June 26, 2019 (Photo: VNA) |
At a ceremony in Hanoi on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung acknowledged the Australian ambassador’s efforts to organize numerous high-level visits and meetings between the two countries and promote bilateral cooperation.
Mr. Chittick has helped to improve cooperation in national defence, security, trade, education, training, people-to-people exchanges, and between the two foreign ministries, Deputy Foreign Minister Dung said.
The ambassador pledged even greater efforts to foster the Australia-Vietnam strategic partnership.