During a reception for newly-appointed Singaporean Ambassador JayaRatnam on June 16, Thuong lauded the positive development of Vietnam-Singapore relations across spheres over the past time.
Vietnamese and Singaporean leaders have maintained theexchange of visits, demonstrating the trusted political ties between the twocountries, the official said.
Thuong also highlighted Singapore’s successfulinvestment in Vietnam, helping the latter spur its socio-economic development,and suggested the two sides work to improve the quality and efficiency of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP).
He alos rejoiced at the strong development of the bilateralcollaboration in education-training, and culture-tourism.
The two countries should join ASEAN member nations' efforts insettling regional issues in line with international law and the 1982 UnitedNations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he said.
For his part, the ambassador spoke highly of the finedevelopment of the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership and noted his hopethat the two countries will take measures to enhance the bilateral ties in thetime ahead.
He suggested solutions to strengthen bilateral economiclinks, including improving the operational efficiency of VSIPs and encouraging Singaporeanfirms to increase investments in innovation, creation and digital economy inVietnam.
The ambassador conveyed the invitation of Gan Kim Yong, Chairman of the SingaporeanPeople’s Action Party, to the Vietnamese official to hold online talks at anappropriate time.
Thuong expressed his delight at the fruitfulcooperation between the two Parties over the past time, thanked the invitationand assigned competent agencies to arrange the online talks./.