Welcoming Tu at the airport were Singaporean Minister of State for Defense Desmond Choo, Director of International Relations at the Public Service Division Pragasam Christopher, Director-General of the Southeast Asia II Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhou Suli, as well as Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh and his spouse, along with a large number of embassy officials and staff members.

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Singaporean Minister of State for Defense Desmond Choo (right) welcomes Politburo member and Standing member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu at Changi International Airport.

During the visit, he will co-chair the first Viet Nam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue between the CPV and the PAP. The two countries’ leaders agreed to establish this mechanism during General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President To Lam’s state visit to Singapore in May.

The  official visit holds special significance as it marks the first to Singapore by a Standing Member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat. It also features the first meeting of the Viet Nam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue, with Viet Nam being the first Southeast Asian country to establish a similar mechanism with the PAP.

It reflects a new development in relations between the two parties while creating an additional political foundation and momentum to deepen the Viet Nam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It also demonstrates the determination of both sides to translate high-level common perceptions and agreements into concrete outcomes.

Source: VNA