State President meets Singaporean counterpart in UK
State President Vo Van Thuong said he highly appreciates the establishment of the digital and green economic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore, which aims to bring the cooperative relationship to a new and sustainable stage.
State President Vo Van Thuong (R) and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) — State President Vo Van Thuong saidhe highly appreciates the establishment of the digital and green economicpartnership between Vietnam and⛄ Singapore, which aims to bring🃏 thecooperative relationship to a new and sustainable stage.
He was speaking on May 5 at ameeting with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob in London on histrip to attend the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of theRoyal Family of the UK. Thuong expressed his pleasure at the recent developments in the Vietnam-Singaporerelations in all fields. He said this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishmentof the diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the establishment ofthe Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership, so both countries needed tocontinue to take effective measures to elevate the relationship to new heights. The two sides need to maintain exchanges at all levels, especiallyat high levels, and strengthen cooperation in investment, trade, education andtraining, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges. He expressed his hope that both countries will continue to enhancetheir exchanges and closely coordinate in international and multilateralforums, particularly at the United Nations and ASEAN. The Singaporean President expressed her desire for the twocountries to cooperate even more closely through successful platforms such asthe Vietnam - Singapore industrial parks and in new areas of cooperationsuch as renewable energy, digital transformation, and carbon credit markets. She agreed with Thuong's proposal to strengthen cooperation intraining personnel as well as in innovative fields. The two leaders exchanged views and agreed on the importance ofpromoting the strategic partnership between the two countries, with a focus onenhancing political trust and expanding cooperation in the areas of economy,trade, security, cultural exchange, education, and people-to-people exchange. Both sides emphasised the importance of building a united,self-reliant ASEAN community which plays a central role in theshaping of the regional structure, maintaining a peaceful and stableenvironment, resolving disputes peacefully, and fully implementing theDeclaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and concludingeffective and substantive negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) that are inline with international law./.
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State President Vo Van Thuong (R) and Singaporean President Halimah Yacob (Photo: VNA) 
