The talks adopted a state-level welcome ceremony held with the very best protocol accorded to a head of state on the headquarters of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
President Shanmugaratnam welcomed General Secretary and President Lam, his partner, and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on their state go to to Singapore, and congratulated the Vietnamese chief on his election as State President by the sixteenth National Assembly.
Recalling his visitor’s official go to to Singapore in March 2025 within the capability as Party General Secretary and the extremely productive conferences and talks between the 2 sides at the moment, the host expressed his perception that this time’s go to within the new capability will provide deeper discussions and exchanges, thereby additional advancing bilateral relations in a extra profound and substantive method.
Highly valuing and expressing admiration for Vietnam’s quick growth, the Singaporean chief voiced his confidence that below the management of the CPV, headed by General Secretary and President Lam, Vietnam will proceed creating dynamically and additional improve its worldwide standing.
Amid complicated and unpredictable world developments, he harassed that he and different Singaporean leaders are trying ahead to the Vietnamese Party and State chief’s keynote deal with on the Shangri-La Dialogue on the night of May 29 to realize additional insights into Vietnam’s imaginative and prescient on the area and the world.
General Secretary and President Lam harassed that his go to reaffirms Vietnam’s constant excessive precedence given to relations with Singapore and its willpower to construct a mannequin partnership for the brand new period.
He congratulated Singapore on its growth achievements in recent times, affirming that town state’s successes, particularly amid present world uncertainties, replicate its proactiveness, confidence and imaginative and prescient.
During the talks, the 2 leaders confirmed their satisfaction with the sound and complete growth of bilateral ties for the reason that elevation of relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2025. Political belief has deepened, financial cooperation has grow to be nearer, and people-to-people exchanges extra strong. The two international locations are additionally increasing cooperation to key areas corresponding to digital transformation, science and expertise, clear vitality, carbon credit score trade, cybersecurity, rising applied sciences, and monetary centres.
They emphasised the vital position of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and famous that there stays important room for cooperation to advertise ASEAN connectivity and collaboration initiatives within the coming interval.
The two sides additionally exchanged views on instructions for future cooperation and agreed to additional deepen political belief. They extremely valued the more and more substantive cooperation between the 2 ruling events, which serves as a basis for strategic connectivity and long-term cooperation between the 2 international locations.
Both host and visitor agreed to create new breakthroughs in financial ties to make sure better depth, high quality and effectivity, promote high-quality bilateral funding flows centered on strategic and excessive value-added sectors, and strengthen enterprise connectivity.
Vietnam spoke extremely of the ASEAN Power Grid initiative and pledged to contribute responsibly to its implementation because it recognised the crucial significance of vitality to growth, notably in science and expertise.
President Shanmugaratnam agreed with General Secretary and President Lam on selling science – expertise and innovation as a pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, together with by way of accelerating the implementation of the “State – Business – Researcher” connectivity mannequin to higher hyperlink analysis with sensible software.
The two sides additionally agreed to additional deepen defence – safety cooperation commensurate with the stature of bilateral ties and the excessive degree of political belief whereas increasing ties to new areas. Both underscored the significance of strengthening the social basis of bilateral relations by way of cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
The leaders reaffirmed their dedication to enhancing efficient coordination and mutual assist at multilateral boards, supporting multilateralism, and enhancing the position of the United Nations in addressing world safety and growth challenges. They pledged to bolster ASEAN centrality, notably as Singapore assumes the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2027 and Vietnam hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) discussion board in 2027.
They additionally harassed the significance of selling negotiations towards an efficient, substantive and environment friendly Code of Conduct within the East Sea (COC).
The leaders agreed to direct ministries and companies of each international locations to actively implement the agreements reached, thereby ushering the Vietnam – Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into a brand new part of higher-quality growth.
On this event, General Secretary and President Lam invited President Shanmugaratnam and his partner to go to Vietnam. The Singaporean chief gladly accepted the invitation./. VNA