President Võ Văn Thưởng at the swearing-in ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — World leaders have continued sending messages and letters of congratulations to Võ Văn Thưởng on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam by the 15th National Assembly.

The leaders of Brunei, Singapore, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Australia, Belarus, Bangladesh, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, ASEAN and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are among those that have taken the opportunity to congratulate the new President.

In his letter, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah expressed his wish to cooperate closely with President Thưởng in the near future to deepen further the valuable relationship between the two countries, both bilaterally and as close partners within ASEAN.

He expressed praise for the fine friendship between Brunei and Việt Nam and believed that their mutually beneficial comprehensive partnership would continue to be strengthened in the years to come.

In congratulatory letters, President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore said that Việt Nam and Singapore are long-time friends and strategic partners working closely together to propel growth and stability in ASEAN.

They stressed that the profound friendship between the two nations is built on mutual understanding, trust and similarities in interests, on which they established the Digital Economy-Green Economy Partnership earlier this year.

The Singaporean leaders believed the two countries would continue reinforcing cooperation in new areas such as renewable energy and carbon credits. They wish to work closely with President Thưởng to further enhance mutually beneficial cooperation, especially in 2023 when the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership.

President of the RoK Yoon Suk-yeol wrote in his congratulatory letter that he is delighted at the achievements made by the two countries in various areas over the past years. He said he expects to carry forward the Việt Nam-RoK comprehensive strategic partnership in the future and directly discuss ways to develop bilateral ties with President Thưởng.

Governor-General of Australia David Hurley sent his warm congratulations to the President and people of Việt Nam on the 50th anniversary of Việt Nam-Australia diplomatic ties.

He expressed his belief that the bilateral relationship between Việt Nam and Australia will continue to flourish based on mutual understanding and their shared vision for peace and prosperity. He wished to continue further deepening bilateral close cooperation together with the Vietnamese President.

Other congratulatory letters and messages were also sent by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri, President Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Vice President Rosario Murillo of Nicaragua, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn and FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu. — VNS