March 24, 2017 | 16:21 (GMT+7)
Party General Secretary hosts Singapore’s Prime Minister
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong spoke highly of the cooperation between the CPV and the People’s Action Party of Singapore.
Meeting Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Hanoi on March 23, he expressed his hope that the two parties will continue working closely through visits and experience sharing.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receiving Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
The Party chief was delighted with the two countries’ productive and trustworthy cooperation and suggested Singapore share more experience, support businesses to tap the respective cooperative potentials, promote people-to-people exchange, and collaborate well at regional and international forums, particularly in ASEAN.
The two countries should continue focusing on deploying agreed contents of the strategic partnership to make their cooperation practical, he said.
He highly valued the Singaporean Government’s assistance in human resources training and development.
PM Lee briefed his host of the productive outcomes of his talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and stated that the Singaporean Government always treasures bolstering multi-dimensional cooperation with Vietnam.
The visiting leader also noted that Singapore attaches importance to promoting its strategic partnership with Vietnam and is willing to share its experience in fields of its strength.
He also affirmed that Singapore will continue working together with Vietnam in implementing the ASEAN Community as well as at regional and international forums.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse are on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from March 21-24.
PM Lee held talks with PM Phuc and met with President Tran Dai Quang earlier on the day.
Source: VNA