Hanoi, April 24 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on April 24 held phone talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.​

In the phone conversation, PM Albanese congratulated General Secretary Lam on being elected State President by the 16th National Assembly. He affirmed that Australia attaches importance to and wants to further strengthen ties with Vietnam across all fields.​

The Australian leader expressed his impression of Vietnam's rapid and comprehensive development, attributing the achievements to the leadership of the CPV. He reaffirmed Australia's readiness to accompany and support Vietnam in its reform efforts to help the Southeast Asian...