Top leaders of Viet Nam have extended congratulations to leaders of Singapore on the country’s 55^th National Day (9 August).

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Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a letter of congratulations to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc extended congratulations to his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.

On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh congratulated Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.

Viet Nam and Singapore officially set up diplomatic ties on 1 August, 1973.

Singapore has emerged as the biggest foreign investor in Viet Nam in the first four months of 2020 with 5.07 billion USD, accounting for 41 percent of the total.

Source: VNA