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Australian PM Anthony Albanese speaks to Vietnamese President Tô Lâm on energy supply chains and Middle East conflict

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a phone call with newly re-elected Vietnamese President Tô Lâm, congratulating him on his re-election, discussing the Middle East conflict, and agreeing on the importance of regional energy cooperation to keep global supply chains open. Albanese has been conducting a diplomatic campaign across Asia (including Brunei, Singapore, and Malaysia) to secure Australia’s fuel supplies amid the Middle East war; Vietnam provides about 13% of Australia’s crude oil imports, while importing gas from Australia.