Albo gives $105 million to Viet Cong
when we are $1 trillion in debt:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-04/vietnam-australia-hanoi-visit-anthony-alb...Australia and Vietnam sign $105m decarbonisation agreement
as Anthony Albanese looks to become closer friends with Hanoi
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants Vietnam to become of Australia's "top tier" partners as he wraps up a two-day visit to the capital Hanoi.
Key points:
Australia and Vietnam signed a raft of agreements, including a $105 million package to help Vietnam decarbonise its economy
They also agreed to share intelligence on money laundering and establish a regular trade ministers meeting
Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said his nation was "keen to enter a new chapter of strategic collaboration"
Mr Albanese held meetings with all four main political leaders in the South-East Asian country after laying a wreath at the mausoleum of Vietnam's revolutionary founding leader, Ho Chi Minh.
Both countries are trying to finalise a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership by the end of this year, in a move Mr Albanese says will "signal the trust that we have in each other as top-tier partners and enduring friends".
The two countries signed a raft of agreements, including a $105 million package to help Vietnam decarbonise its economy, as well as pacts to share intelligence on money laundering and establish a regular trade ministers' meeting.
They also celebrated two new air routes linking Melbourne and Hanoi and Brisbane to Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr Albanese was given an elaborate welcome at the president's palace in Hanoi, where he was greeted by a full military guard of honour and dozens of young children waving Australian and Vietnamese flags.