( VOVworld) - Australia and ASEAN have established partnerships on a number of fronts over the past 40 years.

Australian Chargé d’Affaires Nadia Krivetz told a seminar promoting Australia-ASEAN ties in Hanoi on Friday that there is ample opportunity for Australia to deepen its existing cooperation with ASEAN countries in a vast array of fields including security, education, development and natural disaster relief.

Regarding the East Sea issue, the Chargé d’Affaires called on related parties to exercise restraint and search for an appropriate resolution. Australia has been urging China and ASEAN to make progress quickly in building a Code of Conduct to resolve territorial disputes in the East Sea.