Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India, on January 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi 

At Prime Minister Phuc’s meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, the two agreed to implement a string of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2018.

They reached a consensus on considering the opening of air routes linking Singapore with Vietnam’s Da Lat and Nha Trang resort cities as well as the increase of frequency of existing flights, and pushing up negotiations on a labour agreement.

PM Phuc told his counterpart that he will attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit to be held in Singapore.

While meeting Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, the Vietnamese leader suggested the two sides step up the organisation of their joint committee on bilateral cooperation’s third meeting and the joint Cabinet retreat this year.

He repeated the invitation to Prayut Chan-ocha to attend the sixth Summit of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and the GMS Business Forum slated for March in Hanoi in order to share views on the region’s development.

Meeting Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, PM Phuc expressed his hope to soon welcome her in Vietnam and co-chair the ninth meeting of the joint committee on bilateral cooperation.

Aung San Suu Kyi stated that she will conveyed Phuc’s invitation to the sixth Summit of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and the GMS Business Forum to Myanmar leaders.-VNA