Hanoi (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong on September 14 sent a letter of congratulations to Tharman Shanmugaratnam as he has taken office as President of Singapore.
Tharman has become the 9th President of Singapore after winning 70.4% of votes in the September 1 election. He was most recently a senior minister in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's cabinet./.
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