Sydney (VNA) – Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of ▨Representatives an✱d Chairperson of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Sharon Claydon spoke highly of the good relations betweeen the legislative bodies of Australia and Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam in Canberra on May 31.

At the reception, Claydon emphasised her wish to promote activities of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, one of the largest parliamentarians groups in the Australian legislative bodies, so as to contribute to the two countries' friendship and cooperation as well as bilateral parliamentary cooperation on the basis of cooperation agreements signed by the two sides. She extended her congratulations to newly-elected National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and greetings to Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Hoang Thanh Tung. She expressed her desire to increase delegation exchanges and experience sharing between the two countries through the parliament channel. For his part, Ambassador Tam highly appreciated Claydon's contributions to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries and the two parliaments. He suggested the Australian House of Representatives support the implementation of cooperation agreements between the two countries, especially those reached during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Australia in March. Host and guest discussed potential for cooperation between the two countries on gender equality, climate change, energy transition, green hydrogen and offshore wind power. They talked about Vietnamese in Australia, hoping that the community will continue to grow and contribute to the two countries' friendship./.