President Truong Tan Sang was given a State welcome at the Istana Palace in Singapore on the afternoon of Sept. 26 as he began a three-day State visit.
Following the welcoming ceremony, President Sang met Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam who highlighted Sang’s selection of Singapore as the first country to visit after becoming the President of Vietnam.
President Truong Tan Sang met Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam
Tony Tan Keng Yam said he hopes the visit will be a success, making important contributions to bringing the friendship and all-around cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam to a new height.
Sang expressed the hope that his visit will help deepen and expand Vietnam-Singapore relations.
Both host and guest expressed delight at the rapid and strong development in the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries in the recent past.
The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of high-ranking and all-level delegations, especially at ministerial level, to promote cooperation in each sector and each field, as well as mutual understanding and trust.
The two leaders expressed their satisfaction at the results of the implementation of a framework agreement on Vietnam-Singapore Connectivity and agreed to set up more Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) in Vietnam .
President Sang spoke highly of Singapore ’s role as the leading investment and trade partner of Vietnam in recent years.
Meanwhile, the Singaporean President said his country’s businesses are satisfied with Vietnam ’s business and investment environment and will continue expanding cooperative economic relations with Vietnam .
Both leaders reached consensus on enhancing cooperation in defence, security, tourism, culture and other fields.
The two leaders affirmed their commitment to closer coordination within the framework of regional and international cooperation, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN+1, ASEAN+2, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit (EAS), Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
President Sang invited President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife to visit Vietnam at a convenient time.
On the same day, President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife hosted a banquet in honour of President Sang, his wife and his entourage.
Source Vietnam+
(Theo website Trương Tấn Sang)
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