Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh and Singaporean
Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Bilahari Kausikan co-chaired the sixth
political consultation in Singapore on Thursday.
At the meeting, the two sides
expressed their pleasure at the rapid and strong development of the two
countries’ friendship and comprehensive cooperation, especially after the
official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in January 2010,
and the state visit to Singapore by President Truong Tan Sang last September.
The two sides held that the two
countries have formed favourable basis and foundation for lifting bilateral
relations to a new height.
They affirmed to increase
exchanges and dialogues via all channels and at all levels to seek strategic
cooperative contents in the short-, medium- and long-term, for the benefits of
the two people, for peace, stability, cooperation and development of ASEAN and
the whole region.
The two officials also affirmed
to intensify cooperation in all fields, especially those within the framework
of the Vietnam-Singapore Connectivity Framework Agreement, such as
finance-banking, investment, trade-service, transportation, education-training,
post and telecommunications and IT.
Regarding regional and
international issues of common concern, the two sides agreed to strengthen
cooperation in ASEAN and accelerate the building of ASEAN Community.
They held that ASEAN is affirming
its role and prestige in the region and the world, thus the bloc should make
more efforts to overcome challenges and ensure its centrality in the evolving
regional architecture.
The two sides spoke highly of
ASEAN efforts in dealing with East Sea issue, including the acceleration of the
implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea
(DOC) and affirmed to work with other ASEAN countries and China to speed up the
compilation of the Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC).
Singapore said it will support
Vietnam in the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
The two sides were content with
the effective cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries. They agreed to
regularly maintain the political consultation to tighten mutual trust and
understanding. In the spirit, the two sides decided to conduct the seventh
political consultation in Vietnam next year.
VNA
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