President Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Singapore continue to support Vietnam to develop and improve the quality of human resources when meeting with President Halimah Yacob.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc today held talks with Singapore President Halimah Yacob after the official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace.

The President emphasized that Singapore's first head -level visit to Vietnam after 10 years is an important event to promote strong cooperation between the two countries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with the President of Singapore at the Presidential Palace on October 17.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that Singapore continue to support Vietnam to develop and improve the quality of human resources, especially senior officials, managers and expansion of technology nurseries in Vietnam.

The President also suggested that Singapore facilitate the opening of Vietnamese goods such as agricultural products, textiles, processed foods ... access to Singapore market, helping Vietnam to participate more deeply in the supply chain.

After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing ceremony of a number of cooperation documents on energy, network security, personal data, technical and vocational training and vocational training.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the afternoon of October 17, Halimah Yacob, suggested that the two sides coordinate to effectively implement the documents just signed during the visit, contributing to the effective deployment of potential energy cooperation areas.

Vietnam -Singapore two -way trade turnover reached US $ 8.3 billion in 2021, up 23% compared to 2020. The turnover of the first 9 months of 2022 reached nearly 7 billion USD, up 16% over the same period last year.