Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that the Vietnamese Government and people will do their best to promote wide-ranging co-operation with Australia, particularly in the fields of economy, trade, investment, education and training and science and technology for mutual benefit.

Receiving the new Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Allastar Cox in Hanoi on October 10, the PM said he was pleased with the ever increasing co-operation between the two countries.

He cited soaring trade value, investment capital and development aid Australia has given to Vietnam as examples of their developing relationship.

The Vietnamese leader expressed his hopes that the two countries’ ties would be boosted in a more practical and effective manner following his up-coming visit to Australia .

Sharing this view, Ambassador Allastar Cox said he expected the visit to lift the two countries’ relationship to the new heights, particularly in matters relating to economy, trade and investment.

The diplomat hoped the two countries’ co-operation would help projects such as the building of the Cao Lanh bridge in the Mekong Delta, which was constructed using Australian aid and the opening of a wholly-Australian owned bank in Vietnam. (VNA)