General Secretary To Lam holds phone conversation with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong

In a cordial and trusted atmosphere, To expressed his pleasure to talk with Wong over the phone following the success of the 14^th National Party Congress.

On behalf of the CPV Central Committee, To thanked PAP and Secretary-General Wong for cabling congratulatory messages to the Congress and himself. He also extended greetings to Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and other senior Singaporean leaders and recalled his deep impressions during his official visit to Singapore in 2025.

Wong, for his part, congratulated on the success of the 14^th National Party Congress and To on his re-election as the General Secretary of the 14^th CPV Central Committee.

Wong expressed his admiration for the achievements that Viet Nam has obtained under the leadership of the CPV, affirming that Singapore always attaches importance to further consolidating and enhancing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Singapore.

General Secretary To said the 14^th National Party Congress charts major objectives and tasks for the next five years and strategic issues for the future and destiny of the Vietnamese nation. It also sets forth the determination to build a strong, prosperous, wealthy, democratic, just and civilized Viet Nam.

The Congress also defines a new growth model for Viet Nam based on knowledge economy, digital economy, green economy, circular economy, will and dynamic role of all economic sectors, To said.

He spoke highly of the relations between Viet Nam and Singapore over the past more than 50 years, especially since the two countries elevated ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025. Notably, both sides have maintained regular high-level exchanges. Singapore remains the second largest foreign investor in Viet Nam, with 4,400 projects capitalized at US$90 billion.

To suggested Singapore continue assisting Viet Nam in training workforce for public sector and sharing experience in socio-economic development policies.

Given the complex global landscape, General Secretary To underscored the need for both countries to strengthen ASEAN cooperation, focus on consolidating political trust though high-level contacts, effectivey implement the Action Plan for 2025-2030, promptly launch the Party-to-Party dialogue mechanism.

The two countries need to reinforce ecoomic cooperation, with a focus on high-tech, renewable energy, industrial infrastructure development, and carbon credit sectors while accelerating cooperation in defense and security and transnational crime combat, To said.

The two sides should expand cultural and tourism exchanges, consolidate the central role of ASEAN, cordinate closely in 2027 when Singapore assumes the role as ASEAN Chair and Viet Nam hosts APEC, and promote effective and substantive negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea.

Wong highly valued To's proposals, reassuring that Singapore treasures the relations with Viet Nam and stands ready to realize mutually-agreed cooperation contents, expressing his wish to further strengthen high-level exchanges, cooperation in defense, security and other fields for peace, stability and development in the region.

He said his country plans to increase the number of Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs) in Viet Nam to 30 in 2026 to mark 30 years of this successful economic cooperation.

Wong expressed his firm belief that, with the determination and efforts of the leaders and people of both countries, the Viet Nam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to develop strongly and more substantively in the future, for the benefit of both countries, and for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world./.