MFA Press Statement: Visit of His Excellency Vu Van Ninh, Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 5 to 8 November 2013

07 November 2013

Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vu Van Ninh, who is visiting Singapore under the S R Nathan Fellowship, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on7 November 2013. 

 

                  

During the call, both DPM Ninh and PM Lee noted the excellent state of Singapore-Vietnam relations following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in September 2013.  DPM Ninh and PM Lee also had a good exchange on Vietnam’s economic developments and priorities, and agreed to cooperate closely and work towards the expeditious conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

 

                  

Tomorrow, DPM Ninh will be hosted to lunch by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam before departing Singapore.   

 

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

7 NOVEMBER 2013

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