Australia, Japan, US deeply invested in Vietnam’s success: diplomat

Australia, Japan, and the U.S. are deeply invested in Vietnam’s success and will continue to support it on a wide range of issues like clean energy, climate resilience and agriculture, an American diplomat said.

“Our three countries are deeply invested in Vietnam’s success. We will continue to respond to Vietnam’s needs and priorities, such as clean energy, climate resilience, agriculture, digital economy, trade facilitation, health and higher education,” said U.S. consul general Susan Burns.

Burns was speaking during a working visit to Can Tho city by HCMC-based consuls general of the three countries.

In October 24 meetings with local authorities, Can Tho University management, ecologists and the local business community, the diplomats stressed their joint commitment to Vietnam's Mekong Delta and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the three diplomatic missions and Can Tho in responding to the Mekong Delta city’s needs in business and trade, energy, climate change, health, technology, education and other areas.

The diplomats visited Can Tho University on Wednesday to learn about each country’s partnership with Vietnam in the Mekong Delta on climate change adaptation, pollution reduction and clean up, environmental remediation and other issues.

They also visited the Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute and toured facilities researching the establishment of a sustainable smallholder rice value chain in the Mekong Delta. The research is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR) in partnership with the SunRice Group.