State President Tran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnam always wants to develop its strategic partnership with Singapore when receiving Singapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong in Hanoi on January 24.
President Tran Dai Quang (L) receives Singapore’s Ambassador Catherine Wong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Tran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnamalways wants to develop its strategic partnership with Singapore when receivingSingapore’s Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong in Hanoi on January 24.
He expected that the two countries will work closely with a new, creativemindset, thus keeping pace with fast changes in science and technology to mutuallyget sustainable development and prosperity.
He suggested the diplomat work with Vietnamese functional agencies to step upbilateral cooperation, through high-level visits, Party, State and NationalAssembly channels, and people-to-people exchange.
Healso hoped that the Ambassador will help to push for the negotiation andsigning of a bilateral labour agreement, accelerate air and sea connectivity,call for more Singaporean investors to invest in energy, petro-chemistry, andagriculture, and make it easier for Vietnamese agri-products to enterSingapore.
President Quang expected the two countries will continue tapping the strengthsof operating Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) and accelerating theestablishment of a VSIP in central Da Nang city while studying to set up newcooperative models, like hi-tech and creative parks in big cities and a foodprocessing zone in Thanh Hoa province.
He expressed his belief that Ambassador Catherine Wong will do her best to stepup the bilateral strategic partnership and assured her that Vietnamese agencieswill cooperate with her to boost the relationship in a deeper and moreefficient manner.
He asked the diplomat to convey his New Year greetings to President Tony TanKeng Yam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and other leaders of Singapore.
The Ambassador conveyed the New Year greetings from Singapore’s leader toPresident Quang.
Shesaid she is delighted to see the growing strategic partnership between the twocountries, especially the exchange of high-level visits, and more Singaporeaninvestors to land in Vietnam.
She affirmed that the Singaporean Government will continue its extensive cooperationwith Vietnam across politics, diplomacy, economics and others.
Singapore will support Vietnam to successfully organize the APEC Year 2017, thediplomat said.-VNA
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President Tran Dai Quang (L) receives Singapore’s Ambassador Catherine Wong (Photo: VNA) 
