SINGAPORE - President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has congratulated Mr Luong Cuong on being newly elected as Vietnam’s president, and wished him success in his new role.

       In a letter dated Oct 25, Mr Tharman said that with Mr Cuong, he hopes to continue to build on the two countries’ strong cooperation and mutual trust, and work together at multilateral forums, including Asean.

       President Tharman also noted that the two countries’ relationship has recently reached important milestones.

       “The strategic partnership between Singapore and Vietnam has grown from strength to strength. We celebrated the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relations and 10th anniversary of our strategic partnership last year,” he said.

       In addition to highlighting the countries’ continued cooperation in many sectors, “including trade and investment, security and defence, education, and human resource development”, Mr Tharman also took stock of new areas of collaboration.

       “While we continue to strengthen traditional areas of cooperation, our collaboration has also grown to include new and forward-looking areas such as green energy, carbon credits, and the digital economy,” he said.

       As both countries work together towards a comprehensive strategic partnership, Mr Tharman said he hopes to work closely with Mr Cuong to strengthen their friendship.

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       He also invited Mr Cuong to make a state visit to Singapore.