Bilateral trade is growing positively, with more and moreSingaporean-invested projects in Vietnam, Phuc said,considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model a symbol of economiccollaboration between the nations.
He said he wishes for further bilateral cooperation in thefield of human resources training, which serves as a firm foundation for bothnations’ socio-economic development.
Speaker Tan, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, saidspecial celebration activities are earmarked for 2023, which marks the 50th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations. On the occasion,the Singaporean Prime Minister wants to visit Vietnam, he added.
Expressing impressions on Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games 31,Tan saidthe organisation of the region's largest sport tournament helps boost people-to-people exchangeamong participating nations.
Telling his host about a memorandum of understanding betweenthe Vietnamese and Singaporean parliaments, the top legislator considered it animportant basis for tightening cooperation in contribution to the two nations' economic development.
Echoing Tan, Phuc said the two nations have paid great attention to collaboration in not only the economic field but also in the judicial andlegislative sectors. Education, tourism, security and defence are also solid cooperationcontents between Vietnam and Singapore, the State leader noted.
He wished that the two countries maintain ASEAN's common stancesat international forums regarding the compliance with international law and 1982UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to peacefully settle disputes and ensuresecurity, safety, freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.
The President also asked the Singaporean Parliament and theNational Assembly of Vietnam to keep such stances at multilateral parliamentaryforums, such as the AIPA, IPU, APPF, among others./.