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Party leader hosts Singaporean PM

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 28 hailed the ongoing visit by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as an important milestone in the development of the ties between the two countries.
Party leader hosts Singaporean PM ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 28 hailedthe ongoing visit by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as an importantmilestone in the development of the ties between the two countries.

During a Hanoi reception for the Singaporean leader, he highlighted the visit coincides with the 50th anniversaryof bilateral diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of their strategicpartnership.

Expressing delight at the development of bilateral relations, the leader affirmed attaching importance to the enhancement of ties with Singapore, a neighbouring nationthat holds a pivotal position regionally and internationally and has extensiveexperience in various fields.

Lee, who is in Vietnam from August 27-29, stressed that bilateral ties havebeen growing robustly and expanded into various new areas, adding Singapore values the further strengthening ofits relationship with Vietnam.

He informed the host of the outcomes ofhis talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other Vietnameseleaders, and agreed with the Party leader's cooperation proposals, consideringthem crucial and strategic directions for bilateral ties in the near future.

The guest expressed his wish to strengthencoordination to contribute to peace, cooperation and development in the regionand the world. He reaffirmed the shared stance on the maintenance of peace inthe East Sea, respect of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of theSea (UNCLOS), the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Partiesin the East Sea (DOC), toward reaching an effective and substantial Code ofConduct in the East Sea (COC).

The two pledged to enhance the sharingof experience in improving the capacity and position of the ruling parties,including the party building, personnel training and human resourcesdevelopment for Vietnam, and to work together moreeffectively at global and regional forums, as well as intensify high-levelmeetings and exchanges among different sectors and levels./.

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