Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm and his spouse Ngô Phương Ly are welcomed by representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy and community in Singapore at Changi Airport on early May 29 morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm, his spouse Ngô Phương Ly, and a high-ranking delegation of the country arrived at Changi Airport in the early morning of Friday, beginning a state visit to Singapore until Sunday.

The visit is made at the invitation of Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse.

During the trip, as invited by Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Bastian Giegerich, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm is scheduled to attend and deliver a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Friday.

Welcoming the Party and State leader, his wife, and the Vietnamese delegation at the airport were Singaporean Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, Ambassador to Việt Nam Rajpal Singh, and Director-General of the Southeast Asia II Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhou Suli. The Vietnamese representatives included Ambassador Trần Phước Anh, his wife, and numerous officials and staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore.

Việt Nam and Singapore boast dynamic, substantive, and effective friendship and cooperation in Southeast Asia. Over more than half a century, the relationship has been continuously strengthened, expanded, and intensified, becoming a successful model of cooperation within ASEAN.

Party leader & President Tô Lâm and his spouse arrived at Changi airport early May 29 morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

The establishment of a Strategic Partnership in 2013 and its upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025 marked highly significant strides, reflecting a high level of political trust, increasingly intertwined interests, and a shared strategic vision between the two countries in the new context.

The state visit to Singapore by Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm is of particular importance to the continued implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries. — VNA/VNS