Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, South Africa, November 22, 2025.

PM Chinh expressed his support for the UN chief's views and approach at this year’s G20 discussions, particularly regarding reform of the international financial system, green transition, and narrowing development gaps.

He praised the Secretary-General’s efforts in ensuring that the G20 remains aligned with UN goals and supports developing countries in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Secretary-General Guterres said the fact that Vietnam has been invited to the G20 Summit for two consecutive years strongly reaffirms partners’ high recognition and appreciation of the country’s growing reputation, position, and role in global affairs. 

He noted that the UN will continue to stand with Vietnam in its new stage of development, particularly in supporting climate change response and the implementation of the SGDs.

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

At a meeting with his Australian counterpart, PM Chinh asked Australia to actively discuss measures to soon raise two-way trade to 20 billion USD, particularly by facilitating the export of goods from both sides into each other’s market.

He reaffirmed Vietnam’s desire to promote cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, AI training, green technology, as well as cultural activities and people-to-people exchanges.

Sharing PM Chinh’s vision for the development of science–technology, innovation, and digital transformation, PM Albanese called for breakthroughs in cooperation in these fields, especially in training human resources and developing biomedical technology.

Australia will continue to prioritize official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, particularly in areas where Vietnam has demand, such as climate change adaptation, energy transition, digital transformation, and the circular economy, he said.