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Prime Minister begins official visit to Singapore

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam set foot at Changi Airport on April 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Singapore.
Prime Minister begins official visit to Singapore ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) is welcomed at Changi Airport on April 25 afternoon (Photo: VNA)

Singapore (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam set foot at Changi Airporton April 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Singapore.

The Vietnamese delegation was welcomed at theairport by Singaporean Minister for National Development and Second Ministerfor Finance Lawrence Wong and his spouse, Singaporean Ambassador to VietnamCatherine Wong Siow Ping, leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tao Thi Thanh Huong, and staff ofthe Vietnamese Embassy in the country.

Later on the day, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loongand his spouse are scheduled to host a welcome ceremony for PM Nguyen Xuan Phucand his spouse at the Istana palace.

The Government leader of Vietnam will pay acourtesy call to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, have talks with hiscounterpart Lee Hsien Loong, and witness the signing of cooperation documentsbetween the two countries.

In the evening, PM Lee Hsien Loong and hisspouse are set to host a banquet in honour of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouseand the Vietnamese delegation.

During the visit, the Vietnamese leader willattend a Vietnam-Singapore business forum and visit some local cultural,economic and scientific-technological facilities.

Thisis the first official visit to Singapore by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asthe Government leader of Vietnam. It takes place when the two countries arecelebrating the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (August 1, 1973-2018)and five years of the Strategic Partnership (September 2013-2018).

Thevisit aims to reiterate the Vietnamese government’s policy of valuing thestrategic partnership with Singapore and strengthening trust in bilateral ties.The two sides are scheduled to discuss new orientations and approaches with aview to making breakthroughs in their relationship as well as enhancingcoordination in regional and global issues of shared concern.

After the trip, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will leadthe Vietnamese delegation to the 32nd ASEAN Summit held in Singapore.-VNA
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