Party leader meets former Singaporean Prime Minister

Party General Secretary To Lam and former PM of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong discussed ways to further deepen bilateral relations in this new phase of development, in line with the freshly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This includes enhancing collaboration between the two ruling parties by promoting delegation exchanges and sharing experience in governance and national development.

Party General Secretary To Lam met former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is currently Senior Minister and Senior Advisor to the People's Action Party (PAP) of Singapore, during his official visit to the country on March 12.

Lam congratulated Singapore on its remarkable socio-economic achievements under the leadership of the ruling PAP, the Singaporean government, and former PM Lee Hsien Loong over the years, which make the country one of the region’s leading financial, technological, and innovation hubs, with an increasingly prominent role on the international stage.
Singapore remains a close friend and a key partner of Vietnam in various fields, including economy, trade, investment, and security-defence, he affirmed, emphasising that Singapore’s experience and successes serve as a great source of inspiration and motivation for Vietnam in pursuing its strategic development goals.

Saying the direct contributions of Lee as Prime Minister in the past have laid a solid foundation for bilateral relations, the Vietnamese Party leader asserted that the official upgrade of the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will create new momentum for strengthening cooperation between the two countries, contributing positively to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

Delighted with the outcomes of the talks between Party General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as well as the signing of nine cooperation agreements in various fields such as science and technology and renewable energy, Lee expressed his optimism about the prospects of Singapore-Vietnam cooperation in all key areas. He also showed his confidence that the bilateral relationship will continue to grow strongly in the future.

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

The two sides also discussed ways to further deepen bilateral relations in this new phase of development, in line with the freshly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This includes enhancing collaboration between the two ruling parties by promoting delegation exchanges and sharing experience in governance and national development.

Lam took this occasion to invite Lee to soon visit Vietnam again, and the latter gladly accepted the invitation./.

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Sharing Vietnam’s achievements, Thanh noted that women account for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s National Assembly members; 40% of Vietnam’s STEM workforce is female; 26.5% of businesses in the country are owned by women; women account for 68.5% of the country’s labour force, surpassing the global average of 48.7% and 14.4% of Vietnam’s peacekeepers are women, higher than the UN average of 10.2%.

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This is the first visit to Singapore by To Lam in his position as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, marking a new milestone in bilateral relations, and demonstrating Vietnam’s special attention to elevating relations with Singapore to new heights, in line with Vietnam’s foreign policy.