Singaporean Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo (right) welcomes Politburo member and Standing member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Trần Cẩm Tú at Changi International Airport. VNA/VNS Photo

SINGAPORE – Politburo member and Standing member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Trần Cẩm Tú and a high-ranking CPV delegation arrived at Changi Airport at August 24 noon (local time), beginning a two-day official visit to Singapore at the invitation of the Central Executive Committee of the People’s Action Party (PAP) of Singapore.

​Welcoming Tú at the airport were Singaporean Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo, Director of International Relations at the Public Service Division Pragasam Christopher, Director-General of the Southeast Asia II Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhou Suli, as well as Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Trần Phước Anh and his spouse, along with a large number of embassy officials and staff members.

During the visit, he will co-chair the first Vietnam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue between the CPV and the PAP. The two countries’ leaders agreed to establish this mechanism during General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President Tô Lâm’s state visit to Singapore in May.

The official visit holds special significance as it marks the first to Singapore by a Permanent Member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat. It also features the first meeting of the Vietnam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue, with Việt Nam being the first Southeast Asian country to establish a similar mechanism with the PAP.

It reflects a new development in relations between the two parties while creating an additional political foundation and momentum to deepen the Vietnam-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It also demonstrates the determination of both sides to translate high-level common perceptions and agreements into concrete outcomes. VNA/VNS