Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc was seen off at Changi airport
As part of the 4-day trip, the Vietnamese PM paid a courtesy call to President Halimah Yacob and held talks with PM Lee Hsien Loong. He also held meetings with Singaporean groups planning to invest in
He spent time attending the
During their talks, PM Phuc and his Singaporean counterpart discussed measures to capitalize on opportunities of regional economic links generated by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to which both
They agreed to maintain trustful and close political ties through all-level delegation exchanges, boost defence-security cooperation, with attention paid to practical collaboration between naval, aviation and search and rescue forces, and in defence technology. They agreed to coordinate with each other in handling common security challenges such as piracy and terrorism, ensuring navigation security and safety, as well as cyber security.
The two PMs concurred that investment and trade cooperation is an important pillar in bilateral ties,and vowed to promote business connectivity, exploit aviation linkage potentials, and stimulating collaboration in finance and stock market management, helping Vietnamese companies list in the Singaporean securities market.
PM Lee Hsien Loong pledged that
The sides vowed to enhance bilateral ties at international forums, especially within the framework of the ASEAN, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, and the United Nations.
They affirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the region along with freedom of navigation and overflight in the
On the occasion, the two PMs adopted a joint statement on the visit and witnessed the signing of several cooperation deals.
As part of his
Attending the 32nd ASEAN summit, PM Phuc voiced his opinion that promoting innovation will stimulate ASEAN’s resilience power, particularly economic resilience. He announced that three major cities of
On the sidelines of the summit, Phuc held bilateral meetings with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to
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