Deepening Vietnam-Singapore Relations for Practical and Substantive Outcomes

On August 24, during an official visit to Singapore to co-chair the 1st Vietnam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), Politburo member and Permanent Member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu met with PAP Chairman and Singaporean Minister for Education Desmond Lee.

According to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Singapore, Comrade Tran Cam Tu expressed his sincere gratitude to the PAP Central Executive Committee and Chairman Desmond Lee for their warm, attentive, and respectful reception. He also conveyed greetings and best wishes from CPV leaders to the PAP leadership.

Congratulating Singapore on its remarkable development achievements, Comrade Tran Cam Tu spoke highly of the PAP’s consistent and effective leadership in nation-building, transforming Singapore into a developed nation with a dynamic economy, exceptional governance capacity, and growing stature regionally and globally.

The Permanent Member of the Secretariat expressed delight at the continuous growth of Vietnam-Singapore relations—a special friendship and partnership in Southeast Asia built on high political trust, dynamic economic cooperation, and close people-to-people ties. The elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2025 opened a new development chapter, creating a favorable framework to advance deeper, more substantive, and effective cooperation across all areas.

Comrade Tran Cam Tu highlighted that the relationship between the CPV and the PAP remains a crucial pillar, reinforcing political trust and charting the path for broader bilateral ties.

Permanent Member of the CPV Secretariat Tran Cam Tu delivers his remarks. (Photo: Phuong Hoa/VNA)

Welcoming the regular high-level exchanges and shared experiences in Party-building, national governance, policymaking, and human resource development, Comrade Tran Cam Tu thanked Singapore for its active partnership in training mid- and high-level CPV officials over the past decade. He expressed the desire to deepen and broaden party-to-party ties by maximizing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the newly established Strategic Dialogue. He called for increasing regular interactions between party leaders—especially emerging young leaders—fostering shared visions for national development, sustaining partnerships in education and high-quality human resources, and strengthening exchanges between the mass organizations of both parties.

PAP Chairman Desmond Lee expressed his strong impression of Vietnam’s socio-economic development accomplishments and its rising regional and global standing. He affirmed that the PAP highly values and seeks to further deepen its friendly and cooperative relations with the CPV.

Endorsing Comrade Tran Cam Tu’s proposals, Chairman Desmond Lee affirmed that the PAP will work closely with the CPV to advance comprehensive cooperation across multiple sectors, including science and technology, artificial intelligence, and governance capacity building, while sustaining discussions on public leadership and administrative experience.

Both sides shared insights into their respective goals, visions, leadership methods, and governance practices. They commended the timely launch of the Strategic Dialogue mechanism, noting that it reflects the high priority and strong commitment both ruling parties place on bilateral ties, as well as the deep political trust between Vietnam and Singapore.

The two sides agreed to maximize the Strategic Dialogue framework, progressively turning it into a regular, substantive channel of exchange between party leaders to effectively coordinate responses to rapid shifts in the regional and international landscape.

Both sides expressed confidence that the 1st Strategic Dialogue marks a historic milestone in CPV-PAP relations, leveraging the guiding role of party-to-party channels to inject fresh momentum into the Vietnam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for more profound, practical, and effective growth.