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Good morning, Vietnam Mayor upbeat after high-levels talks about new Asia route l FA R NOR T H | Nick Dalton A DIRECT flight path between Vietnam and Cairns has received a big boost following a high level meeting in Canberra. Mayor Bob Manning has returned from a VIP function hosted by Vietnam’s ambassador in the nation’s capital where
aviation and tourism links between the two destinations were discussed. While Cairns Airport also has had talks with Vietnamese airlines – and cautions it’s a long term proposal – Cr Manning believes Cairns is in the captain’s seat because the Asian country owns the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines. Cr Manning and chief exec-
utive Mica Martin were invited to an event hosted by the Vietnamese ambassador in Canberra to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Asian country and Australia. Cr Manning said the invitation followed ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh’s visit to Cairns about six months ago. He told last week’s council meeting that the ambassador
took a shine to Cairns during the visit. “We talked about aviation, airport access. It (Vietnam) is an emerging country, I think we are on the right track,” Cr Manning said. “I’ve mentioned it to Mark Olsen at Tourism Tropical North Queensland that with a population of 100 million there was a real opportunity for the future
for traffic between Australia and Vietnam.” Cr Manning later told Cairns Local News he was met at the door of the function by a Vietnamese representative who took him straight to Mr Thanh and they met three or four times during the event to discuss tourism and aviation links between the Far North and Vietnam. CONTINUED PAGE 4
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