State President Phuc leaves for Singapore visit
VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse left Hanoi on February 24, beginning a three-day official visit to Singapore at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob.
Phuc is accompanied by a number of ministers and leaders of localities that seek to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of defence, economic, trade, investment, and information and communication.
The visit is of special significance as it takes place at a time when the traditional friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries is developing well in all fields.
The two countries will celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomacy and 10 years of their Strategic Partnership in 2023.
President Phuc is scheduled to meet with President Halimah, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and Singapore parliamentarians.
Phuc and Lee are set to jointly witness the signing of bilateral agreements that will further strengthen the multifaceted cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam.
He will also deliver a keynote speech at the Singapore-Vietnam Business Dialogue, to be organised by the Singapore Business Federation and the Vietnamese Embassy.
