Australian Governor-General hails Vietnamese peacekeepers' contributions
Australian Governor-General David Hurley praised the Vietnamese blue beret force’s contributions and stressed the meaning of the Vietnam-Australia cooperation in the UN's peacekeeping mission when he and President Vo Van Thuong visited the headquarters of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on April 4.
Australian Governor-General David Hurley talks to a Vietnamese peacekeeper (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – AustralianGovernor-General David Hurley praised the Vietnamese blue beret force’s contributions and stressed the meaning of the Vietnam-Australia cooperation in the UN's peacekeeping mission when he and President Vo Van Thuong visited the headquarters of the VietnamDepartment of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on April 4.
Hurley, in Hanoi for a State visit, affirmed that Australia wishes to continue to work closely with andsupport Vietnam in this field.
President Thuong shared the Australian Governor-General's view on the significance of the two countries’ cooperation in UN peacekeeping activities, which contributes not only to strengtheningtheir bilateral cooperation but also to world peace.
He thanked the Australian Government and wished to receive moreassistance from the country for Vietnam’s peacekeepingactivities in the time to come.
President Vo Van Thuong (first, front) and Australian Governor-General David Hurley look at photos of activities of Vietnamese peacekeepers (Photo: VNA)
Talking to officers who earlier served in Level-2 Field Hospital in South Sudan, Hurley said the dispatch of forces to such a difficult location reflects Vietnam's efforts in participating in the mission.
Australia was one of the first countries to sign withVietnam a memorandum of understanding on peacekeeping cooperation in 2015. Thislaid a basis for practical and effective joint work between thetwo in the field, including English language training, as well as material and equipmentsupport./.
Vietnam and Australia have reached the targets set in the action plan for implementing the strategic partnership in the 2020 - 2023 period despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Nguyen Hong Hai from the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland of Australia.
Australian Governor-General David Hurley and his spouse Linda Hurley arrived in Hanoi on April 3 afternoon, beginning their State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.
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Australian Governor-General David Hurley talks to a Vietnamese peacekeeper (Photo: VNA) 
President Vo Van Thuong (first, front) and Australian Governor-General David Hurley look at photos of activities of Vietnamese peacekeepers (Photo: VNA) 
