Hanoi, Aug. 1 -- Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh held a working session in Hanoi on August 1 with Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird to discuss ways to foster comprehensive and effective cooperation in infrastructure development.

Bird stressed Australia's desire to deepen ties with ASEAN nations, naming Vietnam as a key priority. She expressed her hope that Vietnam would continue to see Australia as a trusted and long-term partner, particularly in economy and trade, including infrastructure projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

Australia will provide an estimated 90 million AUD in official development assistance for Vietnam under the Australia-Vietnam Partnership for Economic Gr...