The visit to Vietnam by the President of the Australian Senate marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries; further deepening the relationship between the two legislative bodies.
On the afternoon of August 24, Australian Senate President Sue Lines and the Australian Senate Delegation arrived in Hanoi, starting an official visit to Vietnam from August 24-30 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung, Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Parliamentarians' Group; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Le Thu Ha.
The delegation included: Mr. Kevin Hogan, Member of Parliament, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism; Ms. Anne Urquhart, Senator; Ms. Le Thi Trang Dai, Australian Member of Parliament of Vietnamese origin; Ms. Rachel Callinan, Secretary of the delegation; Ms. Nyat Mulugeta, advisor; Ms. Harriet Brooke, advisor.
Senator Sue Lines was born on December 15, 1953, in Western Australia.
Senator Sue Lines has represented Western Australia since 2013 and is President of the Senate from 2022.
She served as Vice President of the Senate and Chair of Committees from 2016 to 2022.
Sue Lines was the first female Labor President of the Senate and became the second female President, after Liberal Senator Margaret Reid, in 1996.
Ms. Sue Lines' first official visit to Vietnam as President of the Australian Senate took place in the context of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Vietnam-Australia is developing well.
The visit is of great significance, marking the 50-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries; contributing to deepening and making more substantial the relationship between the two legislative bodies, making this relationship an important pillar in the bilateral relationship. Comprehensive strategic partnership Vietnam-Australia, meeting the aspirations and practical interests of the people of the two countries, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
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