[In Pictures] 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

As part of General Secretary and President To Lam's state visit to Australia, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong co-chaired the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the capital Canberra on the morning of August 12, 2026.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong. (Photo: VNA)

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung during proceedings of the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

A view of the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung delivers remarks at the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and the Australian delegation attend the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong jointly preside over the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong jointly preside over the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong co-chair the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and the Vietnamese delegation participate in the 8th Viet Nam–Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. (Photo: VNA)

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