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Chinh is accompanied by his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam.
The trip is made at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon.
The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit is an opportunity for the two sides to review their relations over the past 50 years and discuss measures to promote the substantive, effective development of relations, in line with the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2021.
Australia is one of the first partners to establish relations with ASEAN in 1974. The two sides upgraded their relations to a strategic partnership in 2014, then a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2021.
Chinh will pay official visits to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in his new position, and the first time after more than seven years.
The visit is expected to contribute to strengthening political trust, deepening multi-faceted cooperation, and boosting ties between Vietnam - Australia and Vietnam - New Zealand in all fields, such as politics, diplomacy, security, defense, economy, trade, investment, ODA, education and training, culture and tourism, and labor.
Vietnam and Australia established diplomatic relations in February 1973, before upgrading ties to a strategic partnership in March 2018. Albanese officially visited Vietnam in June 2023, the first time since he assumed his position in May 2022.
Bilateral trade turnover between the two countries reached US$13.8 billion in 2023. Australia is the 7th largest trade partner to Vietnam, and Vietnam is Australia's 10th largest partner.
There are around 350,000 Vietnamese in Australia, the fifth most populated foreign community in the country.
Vietnam and New Zealand established diplomatic relations in 1975, then a comprehensive partnership in 2009 and a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2020.
Vietnam is the 14th largest trade partner for New Zealand. Bilateral trade turnover between the two countries reached $1.3 billion in 2023. There are around 11,000 Vietnamese in New Zealand.
