Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam hosts roundtable meeting with Australian Deputy Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence

On 9 November 2026, in Hanoi, the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV) hosted a roundtable meeting with H.E. Ms. Michelle Chan, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and H.E. Mr. Hugh Jeffrey, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Defence, on the occasion of the Viet Nam–Australia “2+2” Dialogue.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, President of the DAV. Participants included H.E. Ms. Gillian Bird, Ambassador of Australia to Viet Nam; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Dinh Quy, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senior Advisor to the DAV; Ambassador Nguyen Duc Hung, former Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador of Viet Nam to Canada; and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Thao, Member of the International Law Commission (ILC). Also in attendance were representatives from various departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant ministries and agencies, researchers from the DAV.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Nguyen Hung Son commended the close cooperation between the DAV and the Australian Government in promoting academic exchanges and connecting scholars and policymakers of the two countries. He emphasized that the roundtable provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views and put forward ideas to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

For their part, Deputy Secretaries Michelle Chan and Hugh Jeffrey underscored the importance of the Viet Nam-Australia relationship and welcomed the growing depth of cooperation between the two countries. They expressed their hope for continued and more substantive collaboration in the future.

Discussions focused on recent regional developments and emerging maritime challenges, as well as prospects for bilateral cooperation, particularly in developing high-quality human resources and advancing science and technology./.