President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second from right) and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (second from left) and their spouses (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Singaporean President Halimah Yacob left Ho Chi MinhCity on October 20, concluding her five-day state visit to Vietnam.
During her stay, the Singaporean leader paid tribute to latePresident Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi, held talks with President Nguyen XuanPhuc, paid a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, andmet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue.
She also received Secretaries of the Party Committees ofHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and visited the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park(VSIP) in Bac Ninh province.
Welcoming the Singaporean President, Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to itsstrategic partnership with Singapore, and suggested that the two countrieseffectively promote the great cooperation potential by increasing theexchange of visits and meetings at all levels and through all party,government, parliament, and people channels.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomes Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (Photo: VNA)
In Jacob’s meetings with PM Chinh and NA Chairman Hue,the leaders stressed the need for the two countries to boost cooperation inenergy transition and digital transformation.
In their talks, the two Presidents noted with pleasurestrong and dynamic developments in bilateral relations, especially ineconomic ties.
The two sides agreed to continue increasing the exchange ofhigh-level delegations and to effectively maintain important cooperationmechanisms via party, state, government, and parliament channels andpeople-to-people exchanges.
Regarding regional and international issues, the two leadersreiterated ASESAN’s consistent stance on the East Sea and the significance ofmaintaining peace, security, stability, safety and freedom of navigation andaviation, and peacefully addressing disputes in accordance with internationallaw, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS).
After the talks, the two Presidents witnessed the signing of various cooperation documents.
This is the first state visit by a foreign head of state toVietnam since the 13th National Party Congress, and also the first overseas trip by the President of Singapore since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
The visit takes place as the two countries are lookingtoward the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relationship and the 10th yearof their strategic partnership in 2023./.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to its strategic partnership with Singapore and suggested that the two countries effectively promote the great potential of cooperation by increasing the exchange of visits and meetings at all levels and through all party, government, parliament, and people channels.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob on October 17 shared a view that the bilateral strategic partnership is developing fruitfully, especially in politics and diplomacy.
Singapore attaches importance to developing its strategic partnership with Vietnam, visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yacob told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during their meeting in Hanoi on October 17.
President of Singapore Halimah Yacob visited the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Tu Son city, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on October 18 as part of her ongoing State visit at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen hailed Singapore as an important trade and investment partner of the southern largest economic hub while receiving Singaporean President Halimah Yacob on October 19.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (second from right) and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (second from left) and their spouses (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomes Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (Photo: VNA) 
