(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung expressed his hope that Vietnam and Singapore will step up cooperation across a variety of fields adding that he is delighted at their shared stance on building an ASEAN Community and the East Sea issue. He said while receiving Singaporean Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Tuesday in Hanoi, adding that the visit is a vivid manifestation of the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership, which has witnessed broad cooperation in finance, trade, investment, and education-training. He said that following the visit, the two countries’ relevant ministries and sectors will work together to improve access by Vietnamese businesses to Singapore’s capital market for infrastructure development and strengthen that partnership in the banking, aviation, education, and tourism sectors.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (L). Photo: VNA

Former PM Goh Chok Tong suggested the two countries spur cooperation in the banking sector to enable Vietnam to mobilize capital from international investment funds in Singapore for its infrastructure development. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will help Vietnam modernize its banking system to provide easier access to international capital sources in Singapore, he said, while proposing continuing cooperation in aviation, education and tourism. Applauding those ideas, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said Vietnam hopes to continue working with Singapore to speed up the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.