Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife at the welcome ceremony in Brunei (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The official visits to Singaporeand Brunei by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-rankingVietnamese delegation from February 8-11 have been successful, contributing tolifting Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership and Vietnam-Bruneicomprehensive partnership to a greater height, said Minister of Foreign AffairsBui Thanh Son.
Talking with the press about the outcomes ofthe visits, Minister Son said they were the first visits to the Southeast Asian countries by the Vietnamese PM since the 13th National Party Congress and theCOVID-19 outbreak. It was also the first visit to Singapore by the PM afternearly five years and the first to Brunei after nearly 16 years.
The visit also took place at a time whenVietnam and Singapore are celebrating the 50th anniversary ofdiplomatic ties, the 10th anniversary of bilateral strategic partnershipthis year. Vietnam and Brunei also marked the 30th anniversary of theirdiplomatic ties last year.
Son said the visits achieved comprehensive,practical and specific results. The Vietnamese PM engaged in over 30 activitiesduring three days, notably talks and meetings with the two countries’ leaders, leadingcorporate executives and representatives of the Vietnamese communities.
According to him, Singaporean and Bruneileaders agreed to keep consolidating strategic political trust with Vietnam viafacilitating high-level visits and effective implementation of bilateralcooperation mechanisms and important cooperation agreements.
A number of cooperation documents betweenVietnam and the two countries were signed, including those in economy, trade,investment, maritime, youth, consular affairs, research and training activities.
PM Pham Minh Chinh witnesses the exchange of cooperation documents between Vietnamese and Singaporean firms at Vietnam-Singapore business forum (Photo: VNA) In Singapore, a highlight was the signing ofthe Memorandum of Understanding on Vietnam-Singapore Digital Economy – Green Economy,laying a foundation for bilateral cooperation in digital economy, circulareconomy, green economy, clean energy and climate change response.
For the first time, Vietnam and Brunei signed an ActionProgramme on the implementation of Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership forthe 2023-2027 period.
Practical results during the visits have not only deepenedcollaboration between Vietnam and the two countries in traditional fields suchas politics, economy, national defence-security, education-training, oil andgas, tourism, people-to-people exchange but also created a framework for newcooperation areas.
While attending forums with Singaporean and Brunei enterprises,PM Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitments to maintaining political andmacro-economic stability, and facilitating new cooperation realms. Participantsalso vowed to do long-term business and expand their operations in Vietnam.
Leaders of the three nations shared aspirations for a united and cohesive ASEAN and a Southeast Asian region of peace, stability and prosperity. They promised to work closely togetherto maintain the bloc’s solidarity and central role amid the complicated developmentsin the region and the world at present, as well as to contribute to peace, stability,cooperation and development in the region and the world, Son added./.
