Australia fires 19-gun salute to welcome Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
This morning in Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a historic document bringing the two countries' relationship to a Strategic Partnership.
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| Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomes Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife. Photo: VNA |
The welcoming ceremony took place at the Australian Parliament House with the highest ceremony reserved for the head of government, with a 19-gun salute.
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| The welcoming ceremony took place at the Australian Parliament House with the highest protocol for the head of government, with a 19-gun salute. Photo: VGP |
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull invited Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the podium to perform the flag-raising ceremony.
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| The two Prime Ministers on the podium. Military band plays the national anthems of Vietnam and Australia. Photo: VGP |
The military band played the Vietnamese national anthem. The Australian military honor guard captain welcomed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and invited the Prime Minister to inspect the honor guard.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reviews the guard of honor. Photo: VNA |
After that, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc introduced the members of each side's working delegation.
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| After the welcoming ceremony, the two Prime Ministers signed the guest book and took souvenir photos with their wives. |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands before entering talks. |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held talks on important issues in bilateral relations. Photo: Pham Tuan |
After the welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had important talks, discussing orientations to elevate bilateral relations to new heights.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signed a Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership. Photo: Pham Tuan |
Immediately after the talks, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull witnessed the signing of important documents. Among these, the document of great significance and going down in history of the relationship between the two countries is the Joint Statement on the establishment of the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Partnership.
Vietnam and Australia established diplomatic relations in 1973 and in 2009, the two countries established a Comprehensive Partnership.
Recently, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended the APEC Summit in November 2017 in Da Nang. The two countries signed the Action Plan for the period 2016-2019. Accordingly, Australia considers Vietnam a key partner in ASEAN.
