In their messages, Party leader and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan praised Australia’s achievements in national development, especially in economy, defense, security, education, science, and technology, and Australia’s increasingly active role and contributions in the region and the world. They said Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with Australia to realize the strategic partnership that was set up in March 2018.