Hanoi, Nov. 6 -- Vice President of the National Assembly Nguyen Hong Dien, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group, received Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird at the NA House in Hanoi on November 6 afternoon.

At the meeting, Dien expressed his pleasure at the strong and sustainable development of Vietnam-Australia relations over the past five decades, affirming that Vietnam and its National Assembly in particular attach great importance to ties with Australia.

He spoke highly of the significant progress made since the two countries upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2024, noting that the August 2026 visit to Australia by General Secretary of the Commun...